Table 4.

Risk analysis for total delay (univariate and logistic regression analysis)

	TOTD >45 days %	OR (95% CI)	P-value*	aOR (95% CI)	P-value*
Foreign-born			0.091	−	−
No†	56	1.00
Yes	44	0.62 (0.35 to 1.08)
Knowledge of TB as infectious disease			0.012	−	-−
No†	37.1	1.00
Yes	55.8	2.14 (1.18 to 3.88)
Pay for transportation			0.004		0.047
No†	40.5	1.00		1.00
Yes	62.3	2.43 (1.32 to 4.46)		2.10 (1.01 to 4.35)
Close distance to the first visit place			0.003		0.006
Yes†	32.8	1.00		1.00
No	56.9	2.71 (1.38 to 5.31)		3.09 (1.38 to 6.90)
Cough>3 weeks			0.038	−	−
No†	60.3	1.00
Yes	44.5	0.53 (0.29 to 0.97)
Sputum with blood			0.005		0.001
No†	53.5	1.00		1.00
Yes	25	0.29 (0.12 to 0.72)		0.12 (0.03 to 0.43)
Weight loss			0.004		0.003
No†	41.9	1.00		1.00
Yes	63.4	2.40 (1.32 to 4.36)		3.55 (1.56 to 8.09)
Prior unspecific treatment			0.003		0.026
No†	37.4	1.00		1.00
Yes	57.4	2.26 (1.32 to 3.89)		2.55 (1.18 to 5.82)
Repeated visits with the same provider			0.029		0.012
No†	53.6	1.00		1.00
Yes	34.1	0.45 (0.22 to 0.93)		0.29 (0.11 to 0.76)

*P<0.05 are indicated in bold.

†Reference category.

aOR, adjusted OR; TB, tuberculosis; TOTD, total delay.