Table 1 |
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| Association of socio-demographic and health related factors with patients’ delay, Afar Region, Ethiopia | |||
| Characteristics | Number | % Delayed Ψ | aOR (95 % CI) |
| Age | |||
| 18-24 | 54 | 42.6 | 1.00 |
| 25-44 | 127 | 42.5 | 1.20 (0.52-2.78) |
| >44 | 35 | 65.7 | 3.00 (0.99-9.12) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 135 | 48.1 | 1.00 |
| Female | 81 | 43.2 | 1.01 (0.48-2.11) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 68 | 42.6 | 1.00 |
| Married | 119 | 49.6 | 0.83 (0.37-1.86) |
| Widowed | 14 | 35.7 | 0.48 (0.10-2.21) |
| Divorced | 15 | 46.7 | 1.22 (0.33-4.48) |
| Occupation | |||
| Non-pastoralist | 125 | 36.0 | 1.00 |
| Pastoralist | 91 | 60.4 | 1.91 (0.90-4.05) |
| Education | |||
| None | 140 | 53.6 | 1.00 |
| Primary | 53 | 37.7 | 0.82 (0.37-1.83) |
| Post-primary | 23 | 21.7 | 0.52 (0.15-1.79) |
| Biomedical knowledge | |||
| Poor | 34 | 55.9 | 1.00 |
| Good | 182 | 44.5 | 0.78 (0.30-1.86) |
| Distance to facility | |||
| ≤ 10 km | 163 | 41.7 | 1.00 |
| >10 km | 53 | 60.4 | 1.33 (0.62-2.86) |
| Form of TB | |||
| PTB | 137 | 43.8 | 1.00 |
| EPTB | 79 | 50.6 | 1.52 (0.80-2.87) |
| Self treatment | |||
| No | 186 | 41.4 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 30 | 76.7 | 3.99 (1.50-10.59)* |
| First health action | |||
| Formal health provider | 191 | 41.4 | 1.00 |
| Non-formal provider | 25 | 84.0 | 6.18 (1.84-20.76)* |
Ψ Delayed more than 20 days.
*Significantly associated.
Belay et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:369 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-369
