Variables

Patient delay (>30 days)

COR (CI)

P-value

AOR

(95%CI)

P-value

Yes

No

Sex

Male

83

143

1

Female

50

86

1.002

0.994

Age (years)

15 - 34

70

144

1

35 - 54

45

69

1.28

0.306

0.81 (0.38 - 1.68)

0.563

≥55

20

16

2.57 (1.26 - 5.27)

0.010

2.29 (0.80 - 6.57)

0.122

Marital status

Married

86

126

1

Single/other

47

103

0.669

0.073

Occupation

Employed

5

17

1.41

0.626

3.57 (0.50 - 25.42)

0.204

Farming

52

77

3.24 (1.16 - 9.04)

0.025

1.60 (0.36 - 7.08)

0.533

Daily laborer

13

21

2.97

0.072

2.14 (.43 - 10.55)

0.352

Dependant

34

54

3.02 (1.05 - 8.68)

0.042

3.50 (0.79 - 15.48)

0.099

Housewife

24

36

3.2 (1.07 - 9.55)

0.037

2.10 (0.60 - 7.36)

0.245

Private business

5

24

1

Residence

Urban

46

124

1

Rural

87

105

2.23 (1.44 - 3.47)

0.000

0.72 (0.35 - 1.49)

0.380

Education

illiterate

69

53

6.18 (3.02 - 12.68)

0.000

2.29 (0.64 - 8.17)

0.201

Read &write

26

35

3.53 (1.58 - 7.88)

0.002

1.67 (0.48 - 5.74)

0.418

Primary

26

84

1.47

0.322

0.89 (0.29 - 2.68)

0.844

Secondary & above

12

57

1

Income

≤500

92

108

3.72 (1.99 - 6.95)

0.000

1.64 (0.65 - 4.14)

0.299

501 - 1000

26

59

1.43

0.360

0.68 (0.24 - 1.89)

0.458

>1000

15

62

1

Alcohol intake

No

98

201

1

Yes

35

28

2.56 (1.48 - 4.46)

0.001

2.23 (1.02 - 4.87)

0.045

Types of TB

SM+

34

72

1

SM−

62

115

1.14

0.612

0.73 (0.36 - 1.48)

0.379

EPTB

37

42

1.87 (1.02 - 3.40)

0.042

1.09 (0.48 - 2.48)

0.843