Table 5.
Predictors of unacceptable total delay (>4 weeks)
|
Variable |
Unacceptable Total delay |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Crude PR 95% CI | Adjusted PR 95% CI | P | |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Female |
53/61 (87) |
8/61 (13) |
1 |
1 |
|
| Male |
87/93 (94) |
6/93 (6) |
1.07 (0.96-1.20) |
1.09 (0.99-1.20) |
0.073 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 34 |
89/99 (90) |
10/99 (10) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| ≥35 |
51/55 (93) |
4/55 (7) |
1.03 (0.94-1.12) |
|
|
|
Salary income in Ugandan shillings |
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤20,000 |
35/37 (95) |
2/37 (5) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| >20,000 |
104/115 (90) |
11/115 (10) |
0.95 (0.88-1.03) |
|
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
68/75 (91) |
7/75 (9) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| Single |
34/38 (89) |
4/38 (11) |
0.98 (0.92-1.05) |
|
|
| Separated/Widowed |
38/41 (93) |
3/41 (7) |
1.02 (0.88-1.17) |
|
|
|
Education level |
|
|
|
|
|
| No formal education |
12/13 (92) |
1/13 (8) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| Primary |
66/71 (93) |
5/71 (7) |
1.00 (0.90-1.12) |
|
|
| Secondary and above |
62/70 (89) |
8/70 (11) |
0.95 (0.78-1.17) |
|
|
|
Distance to facility of diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
| Within 5km |
77/85 (91) |
8/85 (9) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| Over 5Km |
63/69 (91) |
6/69 (9) |
1.00 (0.89-1.12) |
|
|
|
Type of facility first visited |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Public (private) |
112/120 (93) |
8/120 (7) |
1 |
1 |
_ |
| Public |
28/34 (82) |
6/34 (18) |
0.88 (0.74-1.05) |
0.86 (0.74-1.01) |
0.078 |
|
Tested for HIV before |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
91/104 (88) |
13/104 (12) |
1 |
- |
- |
| No |
46/54 (91) |
5/54 (9) |
1.02 (0.91-1.15) |
|
|
|
Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural |
50/55 (91) |
5/55 (9) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| Semi-urban | 90/99 (91) | 9/99 (9) | 1.00 (0.88-1.13) | ||