Table 3. Risk factors for G2D/G1D among adult leprosy cases in 5 states of India, 2014–2016.
| Variables | G2D/G1D (n = 700) | G0D (n = 700) | Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj OR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
| Age at diagnosis | ||||||
| Less than 30 years | 222 | (32) | 270 | (39) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 31–60 years | 410 | (58) | 398 | (57) | 1.3(1.0–1.6) | 1.2(0.9–1.6) |
| More than 60 years | 68 | (10) | 32 | (4) | 2.6(1.6–4.1) | 2.2(1.3–3.6) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Salaried (Government/Private) | 139 | (20) | 162 | (23) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Daily wage labourer/Agriculture | 379 | (54) | 388 | (55) | 1.1(0.9–1.5) | 1.5(1.1–2.2) |
| Unemployed/Housewife/Student | 182 | (26) | 150 | (21) | 1.4(1.03–1.9) | 1.2(0.9–1.7) |
| Leprosy type | ||||||
| MB | 666 | (95) | 461 | (66) | 10.1(7.0–14.8) | 9.1(6.2–13.3) |
| PB | 34 | (5) | 239 | (34) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Message related to leprosy/leprosy program | ||||||
| Not heard/seen/read | 554 | (79) | 517 | (74) | 1.3(1.1–1.6) | 1.1(0.8–1.4) |
| Heard/seen/read | 146 | (21) | 183 | (26) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| First health care provider consulted | ||||||
| Non-qualified practitioner | 111 | (16) | 92 | (13) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| AYUSH Private Practitioner | 67 | (10) | 52 | (7) | 1.1(0.7–1.7) | 0.9(0.6–1.5) |
| Modern Medicine private practitioner | 227 | (32) | 151 | (22) | 1.2(0.9–1.8) | 1.2(0.8–1.8) |
| Public health system | 295 | (42) | 405 | (58) | 0.6(0.4–0.8) | 0.8(0.5–1.1) |
| Patient delay | ||||||
| More than 3 months | 449 | (64) | 345 | (49) | 1.8(1.5–2.3) | 1.6 (1.3–2.1) |
| Less than or equal to 3 months | 251 | (36) | 355 | (51) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Health care provider delay | ||||||
| More than 1 month | 388 | (55) | 273 | (39) | 1.9(1.6–2.4) | 1.4(1.1–1.9) |
| Less than or equal to 1 month | 312 | (45) | 427 | (61) | 1.0 | 1.0 |