Table 2.

Association of sociodemographic characteristics of TB patients (N = 605) with delay in seeking health-care facility in East Gojjam Zone, northwest Ethiopia, April–July 2013

Variable	Total	Patient delay		COR (95% CI)	P value	AOR (95% CI)	P value
		Yes	No
Sex
Male	327	156 (47.7)	171 (52.3)	1
Female	278	167 (60.1)	111 (39.9)	1.65 (1.19–2.28)	0.002	1.44 (0.97–2.15)	0.073
Age (years)
15–29	240	83 (34.6)	157 (65.4)	1
30–44	192	86 (44.8)	106 (55.2)	1.54 (1.04–2.27)	0.030	1.27 (0.80–2.02)	0.311
≥ 45	173	154 (89.0)	19 (11.0)	15.33 (8.88–26.46)	< 0.001	8.74 (4.71–16.23)	< 0.001
Marital status
Married	388	233 (60.1)	155 (39.9)	1
Single	180	67 (37.2)	113 (62.8)	0.39 (0.27–0.57)	< 0.001	1.56 (0.90–2.70)	0.114
Divorced or widowed	37	23 (62.2)	14 (37.8)	1.09 (0.55–2.19)	0.802	1.37 (0.55–3.40)	0.504
Residence
Rural	423	267 (63.1)	156 (36.9)	3.85 (2.66–5.58)	< 0.001	1.83 (0.96–3.48)	0.068
Urban	182	56 (30.8)	126 (69.2)	1
Educational status
Cannot read and write	234	151 (64.5)	83 (35.5)	6.14 (2.67–14.13)	< 0.001	1.04 (0.33–3.24)	0.952
Grade 1–6	207	118 (57.0)	89 (43.0)	4.48 (1.94–10.32)	< 0.001	1.60 (0.56–4.63)	0.383
Grade 7–12	129	46 (35.7)	83 (64.3)	1.87 (0.79–4.45)	0.157	1.46 (0.53–4.07)	0.465
College and above	35	8 (22.9)	27 (77.1)	1
Occupation
Government employee	43	11 (25.6)	32 (74.4)	1
Private employee	34	8 (23.5)	26 (76.5)	0.89 (0.31–2.55)	0.836	1.32 (0.42–4.17)	0.632
Merchant	30	18 (60.0)	12 (40.0)	4.36 (1.60–11.88)	0.004	4.51 (1.41–14.44)	0.011
Farmer	328	238 (72.6)	90 (27.4)	7.69 (3.72–15.91)	< 0.001	4.18 (1.44–12.11)	0.009
Student	73	21 (28.8)	52 (71.2)	1.18 (0.50–2.75)	0.711	0.90 (0.28–2.87)	0.858
Daily laborer	97	27 (27.8)	70 (72.2)	1.12 (0.50–2.54)	0.782	0.96 (0.34–2.69)	0.939
Monthly household income
≤ 695 Ethiopian birr/35 U.S. dollars	406	219 (53.9)	187 (46.1)	1.07 (0.76–1.50)	0.697
> 695 Ethiopian birr/35 U.S. dollars	199	104 (52.3)	95 (47.7)	1

AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; COR = crude odds ratio; TB = tuberculosis.