Table 1.
Univariate analysis for tuberculosis treatment default, Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2008–2009
| Treatment default | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total | TD* (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
| Distal level | ||||
| Marital status | 0·034 | |||
| Never lived with sexual partner | 46 | 5 (10·9) | 1·00 | |
| Lives with sexual partner | 83 | 14 (16·9) | 1·66 (0·55–4·95) | |
| Has lived with sexual partner | 64 | 19 (29·7) | 3·46 (1·18–10·11) | |
| Education | 0·011 | |||
| Incomplete high school to complete undergraduate | 64 | 6 (9·4) | 1·00 | |
| None to complete elementary school | 138 | 34 (24·6) | 3·16 (1·25–7·97) | |
| Dwelling type | 0·020 | |||
| House, apartment, shack, room | 177 | 33 (18·6) | 1·00 | |
| Penitentiary, shelter, home for elderly or homeless | 26 | 10 (38·5) | 2·72 (1·13–6·54) | |
| Middle level | ||||
| Treatment site | <0·0000001 | |||
| Centre 1† | 124 | 8 (6·5) | 1·00 | |
| Centre 2‡ | 19 | 4 (21·0) | 5·8 (1·48–22·66) | |
| Centre 3§ | 77 | 32 (41·6) | 10·31 (4·41– 24·07) | |
| Treatment supervision | <0·0000001 | |||
| No | 108 | 6 (5·6) | 1·00 | |
| Yes | 106 | 41 (38·7) | 10·72 (4·31– 26·67) | |
| Internment at some stage of the treatment | 0·0000006 | |||
| No | 104 | 7 (6·7) | 1·00 | |
| Yes | 116 | 41 (35·3) | 7·57 (3·21–17·83) | |
| Proximal level | ||||
| Gender | 0·0002 | |||
| Female | 72 | 5 (6·9) | 1·00 | |
| Male | 148 | 43 (29·1) | 5·48 (2·06–14·55) | |
| Cigarette consumption | 0·001 | |||
| Never in life | 48 | 6 (12·5) | 1·00 | |
| Former to current moderate (<10/day) | 80 | 10 (12·5) | 1·00 (0·33–2·95) | |
| Current abuse (⩾10/day) | 69 | 24 (34·8) | 3·73 (1·38–10·03) | |
| Current alcohol use | 0·000002 | |||
| Low risk of alcoholism (CAGE <3)|| | 129 | 13 (10·1) | 1·00 | |
| High risk of alcoholism (CAGE 3–4)|| | 59 | 24 (40·7) | 6·11 (2·82–13·26) | |
| Serological diagnosis for HIV | 0·005 | |||
| Negative | 136 | 20 (14·7) | 1·00 | |
| Testing not conducted | 65 | 22 (33·8) | 2·96 (1·47–5·97) | |
| Positive | 19 | 6 (31·6) | 2·67 (9·91– 7·86) | |
| Illicit drug use | <0·0000001¶ | |||
| Never in life | 136 | 10 (7·4) | 1·00 | |
| Former user | 21 | 7 (33·3) | 6·30 (2·07–19·16) | |
| Current user of cocaine as the hardest drug | 11 | 5 (45·5) | 10·50 (2·72– 40·51) | |
| Current user of crack as the hardest drug | 19 | 11 (57·9) | 17·32 (5·68– 52·84) | |
*
Number of tuberculosis treatment default cases.
†
General outpatient unit.
‡
Outpatient unit specialised in the HIV/AIDS patient care.
§
Outpatient unit of a public tuberculosis referral hospital.
||
Cut-Annoyed-Guilty-Eye questionnaire.
¶
Pearson's χ2 = 40·50 (P < 0·0000001), χ2 for linear trend = 39·45 (P < 0·0000001), χ2 for non-linearity = 39·45 (P = 0·59).