Table 2.
Factors associated with patient delay among TB patients in Ethiopia
| Variables | Delay | No delay | COR (95% CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # (%) | # (%) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 340 (70.8) | 140 (29.2) | 1.12 (0.83–1.51) | 1.19 (0.85–1.65) |
| Female | 235 (68.5) | 108 (31.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Marital status | Married | 299 (70.0) | 128 (30.0) | 1 | 1 |
| Divorced | 44 (68.8) | 20 (31.3) | 0.94 (0.53–1.66) | 1.05 (0.57–1.91) | |
| Widowed | 44 (78.6) | 12 (21.4) | 1.57 (0.8–3.07) | 1.73 (0.85–3.51) | |
| Not married | 188 (68.1) | 88 (31.9) | 0.92 (0.66–1.27) | 0.97 (0.68–1.38) | |
| Wealth | Lowest | 119 (75.3) | 39 (24.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Second | 109 (66.5) | 55 (33.5) | 0.65 (0.4–1.06) | 0.58 (0.34–0.98)a | |
| Third | 129 (74.6) | 44 (25.4) | 0.96 (0.58–1.58) | 0.82 (0.47–1.42) | |
| Fourth | 120 (73.6) | 43 (26.4) | 0.92 (0.55–1.51) | 0.7 (0.39–1.27) | |
| Highest | 98 (59.4) | 67 (40.6) | 0.48 (0.3–0.77) | 0.39 (0.21–0.71)a | |
| Setting | Rural | 236 (69.4) | 104 (30.6) | 0.96 (0.71–1.3) | 0.6 (0.4–0.89)a |
| Urban | 339 (70.2) | 144 (29.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Travel time to health facility | <=20 min | 297 (71.1) | 121 (28.9) | 1 | 1 |
| > 20 min | 278 (68.6) | 127 (31.4) | 0.89 (0.66–1.2) | 0.84 (0.6–1.17) | |
| Region | Oromia | 103 (61.3) | 65 (38.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Amhara | 124 (72.9) | 46 (27.1) | 1.7 (1.08–2.69) | 1.62 (1.003–2.63)a | |
| SNNP | 139 (85.3) | 24 (14.7) | 3.66 (2.15–6.23) | 3.78 (2.19–6.52)a | |
| Tigray | 57 (66.3) | 29 (33.7) | 1.24 (0.72–2.14) | 1.2 (0.67–2.11) | |
| Benshangul Gumuz | 34 (81.0) | 8 (19.0) | 2.68 (1.2–6.15) | 2.4 (1.03–5.6)a | |
| Gambella | 13 (46.4) | 15 (53.6) | 0.55 (0.25–1.22) | 0.37 (0.16–0.88)a | |
| Addis Ababa | 46 (56.1) | 36 (43.9) | 0.81 (0.47–1.38) | 0.79 (0.43–1.46) | |
| Dire Dawa | 28 (66.7) | 14 (33.3) | 1.26 (0.62–2.57) | 1.17 (0.54–2.53) | |
| Harari | 31 (73.8) | 11 (26.2) | 1.78 (0.84–3.78) | 2.13 (0.95–4.75) | |
aStatistically significant; Delay: seeking care after 2 weeks since the onset of symptoms