Table 4.

Logistic regression model for factors associated with late stage at presentation

Variables	Late stage		Univariate		Multivariate
	Yes	No	OR [95 % CI]	p-value	OR [95 % CI]	p-value
	n (%)	n (%)
Age in years
<40	29 (64.4)	16 (35.6)	1		1
40–59	55 (54.5)	46 (45.5)	0.7 [0.3–1.4]	0.261	0.5 [0.3–1.2]	0.107
≥60	45 (80.4)	11 (19.6)	2.3 [0.9–5.5]	0.076	1.6 [1.1–3.8]	0.322
Marital status
Living with a partner	66 (60.0)	44 (40.0 )	1
Living alone	63 (68.5)	29 (31.5)	1.5 [0.8–2.6]	0.212
Education
Formal	47 (54.0)	40 (46.0)	1
Non formal	82 (71.3)	33 (28.7)	2.1 [1.2–3.8]	0.012
Residence
Urban	24 (57.1)	18 (42.9)	1
Rural	105 (65.6)	55 (34.4)	1.4 [0.7–2.9]	0.310
Insurance
Insured	4 (33.3)	8 (66.7)	1
Un-insured	125 (65.8)	65 (34.2)	3.9 [1.1–13.3]	0.033
Menopausal
No	59 (61.5)	37 (38.5)	1
Yes	70 (66.0)	36 (34.0)	1.2 [0.7–2.2]	0.499
Alternative-health practitioner
No	52 (53.1)	46 (46.9)	1		1
Yes	77 (74.0)	27 (26.0)	2.5 [1.4–4.5]	0.002	2.3 [1.2–4.2]	0.011
Health facility
Highera	29 (64.4)	16 (35.6)	1
Lowerb	100 (63.7)	57 (36.3)	1.0 [0.5–1.9]	0.926
Health facility
Government	104 (63.0)	61 (37.0)	1
Private	25 (67.6)	12 (32.4)	1.2 [0.6–2.6]	0.604
Personal initiatives
Yes	45 (51.7)	42 (48.3)	1		1
No	84 (73.0)	31 (27.0)	2.5 [1.4–4.6]	0.002	2.0 [1.1–3.8]	0.028
Number of pre-referral visit
≤2	39 (54.2)	33 (45.8)	1
≥3	90 (69.2)	40 (30.8)	1.9 [1.1–3.5]	0.034
HIV status
Negative	95 (63.3)	55 (36.7)	1
Positive	28 (63.6)	16 (36.4)	1.0 [0.5–2.0]	0.971

^aHospital

^bHealth center and dispensary