Table 4.
Association of patients' attitudes toward TB with the delay in seeking a health-care facility in East Gojjam Zone, northwest Ethiopia, April–July 2013 (N = 553)
| Variable | Total | Patient delay | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||
| Traditional medicine is better than modern medicine to cure TB | |||||||
| Agree | 23 | 14 (60.9) | 9 (39.1) | 1.66 (0.48–5.74) | 0.422 | ||
| Disagree | 530 | 271 (51.1) | 259 (48.9) | 1 | |||
| Modern medicines are not sure to cure TB | |||||||
| Agree | 131 | 89 (67.9) | 42 (32.1) | 5.85 (1.3–26.37) | 0.022 | 3.51 (0.74–16.66) | 0.114 |
| Disagree | 422 | 196 (46.4) | 226 (53.6) | 1 | |||
| Since TB is frightening for people, going to traditional medicine is better than modern medicine | |||||||
| Agree | 28 | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | 4.56 (1.3–16.06) | 0.018 | 3.3 (0.9–12.08) | 0.072 |
| Disagree | 525 | 265 (50.5) | 260 (49.5) | 1 | |||
| It is shameful to have TB | |||||||
| Agree | 44 | 33 (75.0) | 11 (25.0) | 2.35 (1.14–4.85) | 0.021 | 1.28 (0.54–3.04) | 0.581 |
| Disagree | 509 | 252 (49.5) | 257 (50.5) | 1 | |||
| It is never to disclose for others if you have TB | |||||||
| Agree | 59 | 41 (69.5) | 18 (30.5) | 2.54 (1.33–4.84) | 0.005 | 1.98 (0.93–4.22) | 0.076 |
| Disagree | 494 | 244 (49.4) | 250 (50.6) | 1 | |||
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; COR = crude odds ratio; TB = tuberculosis.