Table 3.
Mono-variate analysis the association between dropout and registration of sputum submission period at public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2011-2016.
| Independent variables | First AFB positive | Not submit the morning spot(a) |
Not submit the 2nd spot (b) |
Not submit the morning or the 2nd spots (a+b) |
p –value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | OR | 95%CI | n | % | OR | 95%CI | n | % | OR | 95%CI | |||
| Total | 2463 | 142 | 5.8% | 298 | 12.1% | 440 | 17.9% | |||||||
| Year of sputum submission | ||||||||||||||
| 2011-2013 | 1471 | 90 | 6.1% | 1 | 184 | 12.5% | 1 | 274 | 18.6% | 1 | 0.229 | |||
| 2014-2016 | 992 | 52 | 5.2% | 0.85 | 0.61-1.21 | 59 | 5.9% | 0.91 | 0.71-1.17 | 166 | 11.2% | 0.88 | 0.71-1.09 | |