Table 5.
Multivariable analysis of factors associated with delays in Tuberculosis diagnosis in Hohoe
| Patient delay | Healthcare services delay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | AORa | 95 % CI | P-value | AORb | 95 % CI | P-value |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Unemployed | 1 | |||||
| Employed | 2.61 | 0.73–9.29 | 0.139 | |||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1 | |||||
| Rural | 0.33 | 0.09–1.29 | 0.112 | |||
| Distance to hospital (km) | ||||||
| <5 | 1 | |||||
| 5–8 | 0.57 | 0.15–2.16 | 0.407 | |||
| >8 | 5.78 | 0.86–38.90 | 0.071 | |||
| Medical insurance | ||||||
| Present | 1 | |||||
| Absent | 6.12 | 1.26–29.88 | 0.025 | |||
| Stigmatization | ||||||
| No stigma | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Stigma | 5.30 | 1.33–21.18 | 0.018 | 0.88 | 0.26–3.03 | 0.840 |
| Knowledge | ||||||
| Good | 1 | |||||
| poor | 5.38 | 0.89–32.36 | 0.066 | |||
| No. of healthcare encounters | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2 or more | 10.26 | 2.95–35.72 | <0.0001 | |||
aadjusted for employment, residence, distance, medical insurance, stigma, and knowledge
badjusted for stigma and number of healthcare encounters