Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analysis to know the effect of study variables on the treatment completion.
| All sites | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Treatment completed N (%) |
Treatment not completed N (%) |
Univariate | Multivariate | ||
| OR (95% CI) |
p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |||
| Total = 2,528 | 1,362 (53.9%) | 1,166 (46.1%) | ||||
| Age (in years) | ||||||
| <40® | 173 (62.9%) | 102 (37.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 40–59 | 667 (57.9%) | 485 (42.1%) | 0.81 (0.62–1.06) | 0.130 | 0.63 (0.38–1.03) | 0.066 |
| 60+ | 522 (47.4%) | 579 (52.6%) | 0.53 (0.41–0.70) | 0.000 | 0.52 (0.31–0.86) | 0.011 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male® | 605 (52.3%) | 553 (47.7%) | 1 | |||
| Female | 757 (55.3%) | 613 (44.7%) | 1.13 (0.96–1.32) | 0.130 | ||
| Income (INR per month) | ||||||
| High (>30,374)® | 53 (49.5%) | 54 (50.47%) | 1 | |||
| Medium (11,362–30,374) | 95 (59.8%) | 64 (40.2%) | 1.51 (0.92–2.48) | 0.101 | ||
| Low (<11,362) | 1,214 (53.7%) | 1,048 (46.3%) | 1.18 (0.80–1.74) | 0.402 | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Sikh® | 916 (53.1%) | 809 (46.9%) | 1 | |||
| Hindu | 394 (55.5%) | 316 (44.5%) | 1.10 (0.92–1.31) | 0.282 | ||
| Others | 52 (55.9%) | 41 (44.1%) | 1.12 (0.74–1.71) | 0.597 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate® | 715 (51.0%) | 688 (49.0%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Literate | 647 (57.5%) | 478 (42.5%) | 1.30 (1.11–1.53) | 0.001 | 1.49 (1.13–1.96) | 0.004 |
| District | ||||||
| Sangrur® | 543 (57.5%) | 401 (42.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other district | 819 (51.7%) | 765 (48.3%) | 0.79 (0.67–0.93) | 0.005 | 0.67 (0.50–0.89) | 0.006 |
| State | ||||||
| Punjab® | 1230 (53.9%) | 1052 (46.1%) | 1 | |||
| Other state | 132 (53.7%) | 114 (46.3%) | 0.99 (0.76–1.29) | 0.942 | ||
| Type of case | ||||||
| Old case® | 256 (49.7%) | 259 (50.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| New case | 1,106 (54.9%) | 907 (45.1%) | 1.23 (1.02–1.50) | 0.034 | 0.70 (0.50–0.98) | 0.037 |
| Clinical extent | ||||||
| Localisation® | 337 (60.8%) | 217 (39.2%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Loco-regional | 571 (61.9%) | 351 (38.1%) | 1.05 (0.84–1.30) | 0.674 | 0.89 (0.62–1.27) | 0.508 |
| Distant metastasis | 357 (50.7%) | 347 (49.3%) | 0.66 (0.53–0.83) | 0.000 | 1.19 (0.75–1.89) | 0.464 |
| Not applicable/unknown | 97 (27.9%) | 251 (72.1%) | 0.25 (0.19–0.33) | 0.000 | 0.91 (0.54–1.58) | 0.766 |
| Intent of treatment | ||||||
| Palliative® | 366 (68.3%) | 170 (31.7%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Curative | 996 (84.0%) | 190 (16.0%) | 2.43 (1.92–3.09) | 0.000 | 2.70 (1.88–3.88) | 0.000 |
| Not applicable | - | 806 (100%) | - | - | - | - |
| Payment mode | ||||||
| Govt. scheme eligible & applied® | 956 (82.1%) | 208 (17.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Govt. scheme eligible & not applied | 138 (16.9%) | 680 (83.1%) | 0.04 (0.03–0.06) | 0.000 | 0.13 (0.10–0.19) | 0.000 |
| By own | 149 (47.8%) | 163 (52.2%) | 0.20 (0.15–0.26) | 0.000 | 0.36 (0.25–0.53) | 0.000 |
| Govt. employees to file for reimbursement/other health insurance scheme | 119 (50.9%) | 115 (49.1%) | 0.23 (0.17–0.30) | 0.000 | 0.48 (0.29–0.77) | 0.003 |
®, Reference; N (%), Frequency (percentage); CI, Confidence interval