Table 2.

Associations of diagnosis delay (defined as > 3 weeks) with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among new pulmonary TB patients

Characteristic	Cases	Unadjusted		Adjusted
	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	P-value	aOR (95% CI)	P-value
Age, years			0.7		0.7
18–24	91 (18)	1		1
25–45	333 (65)	1.06 (0.59–1.89)		0.81 (0.39–1.67)
> 45	189 (17)	1.18 (0.57–2.41)		1.08 (0.44–2.66)
Sex			0.9		0.6
Female	160 (31)	1		1
Male	353 (69)	0.97 (0.61–1.53)		0.84 (0.46–1.51)
HIV status			0.4		0.5
Negative	366 (71)	1		1
Positive	147 (29)	0.81 (0.50–1.30)		0.83 (0.46–1.52)
Occupation			0.4		0.1
Unemployed, or h/wife	103 (20)	1		1
Unskilled labor	69 (13)	1.65 (0.78–3.52)		1.24 (0.48–3.26)
Semiskilled labor	341 (67)	1.38 (0.77–2.46)		0.69 (0.32–1.51)
Household income			0.1		0.3
< $200 per month	408 (80)	1		1
≥ $200 per month	105 (20)	1.51 (0.92–2.49)		1.34 (0.73–2.47)
Household size, persons			< 0.001		0.2
≥ 4	137 (27)	1		1
2–3	331 (64)	2.57 (1.40–4.74)		1.38 (0.67–2.83)
Single	45 (9)	5.86 (2.60–13.21)		1.81 (0.71–4.59)
Visits to a HCF			< 0.001		0.9
> 2	216 (42)	1		1
≤ 2	297 (58)	3.31 (2.01–5.46)		0.99 (0.52–1.90)
Prior purchase of medication			0.001		0.01
No	52 (10)	1		1
Yes	461 (90)	0.37 (0.20–0.68)		0.31 (0.14–0.71)
Chest pain			0.002		<0.001
Yes	411 (80)	1		1
No	102 (20)	2.18 (1.34–3.54)		7.97 (3.15–20.19)
Hemoptysis			<0.001		<0.001
No	366 (71)	1		1
Yes	147 (29)	6.11 (3.87–9.66)		25.37 (11.15–57.74)

OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI, 95% confidence interval, h/wife housewife, HCF health care facility

Model was adjusted for age, sex, HIV status, occupation, house hold income, household size, visit to HCF, prior use of medication, chest pain and hemoptysis