Table 5 Associations of total delay with socio-demographic and clinical factors among TB patients attending Felegehiwot Referral Hospital in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Sex

 Male

124 (61,7)

54 (43.5)

1

1

 Female

77 (38.3)

38 (49.4)

1.3 (0,7, 2.3)

0.7 (0.3, 1.5)

Age

 15-34

133 (66.2)

58 (43.6)

1

1

 35-54

53 (26.4)

23 (43.4)

0.9 (0.5, 1.9)

0.2 (0.2, 1.3)

 >55

14 (7.0)

10 (71.4)

3.2 (0.9, 10.8) *

1.9 (3.3, 10.9) *

Marriage

 Married

113 (56.2)

52 (46.0)

1

1

 Single

66 (32.8)

28 (42.4)

1.6 (0.5, 1.6)

0.4 (0.2, 1.1)

 Widowed

7 (3.5)

4 (57.1)

1.3 (0.3, 7.3)

15.5 (1.1, 218)

 Divorced

15 (7.5)

8 (53.3)

1.3 (0.5, 3.9)

4.9 (0.9, 26.5)

Residence

 Urban

86 (42.8)

22 (25.6)

1

1

 Rural

115 (57.2)

70 (60.9)

4.5 (2.6, 8.4)*

2.8 (1.1, 7.3)*

Education

 Below 8^th grade

135 (67.2)

73 (54.1)

1

1

 Secondary

32 (15.9)

12 (37.5)

0.5 (0.2, 1.1)

0.5 (0.2, 1.4)

 College and above

34 (16.9)

7 (20.6)

0.2 (0.1, 0.5)*

0.5 (0.2, 1.5)

Employment

 Peasants

87 (43.3)

53 (60.9)

1

1

 Civil servant

20 (10.0)

4 (20.0)

0.2 (0.1, 0.5)*

0.3 (0.1, 1.7)

 Others

94 (46.8)

35 (37.2)

0.4 (0.2, 0.7)*

1.5 (0.4, 5.0)

Income

 Less than 300 birr^§

137 (68.2)

68 (49.6)

1

1

 Above 300 birr

64 (31.8)

24 (37.5)

0.6 (0.3, 1.1)

1.1 (0.5, 2.5)

HIV serostatus

 Negative

128 (63.7)

61 (47.7)

1

1

 Positive

42 (20.9)

13 (31.0)

0.4 (0.2, 0.8)*

0.7 (0.3, 1.8)

 Not known

31 (15.4)

18 (58.1)

0.8 (0.4, 1.9)

0.6 (0.2, 1.7)

Type of TB

 Pulmonary

120 (59.7)

44 (36.7)

1

1

 Extra-pulmonary

81 (40.3)

48 (59.3)

2.5 (1.4, 4.5)

3.2 (1.5, 7.0)*

FHP visited

 Hospital

55 (27.4)

15 (8.2)

1

1

 Health centre

65 (32.3)

30 (46.2)

1.5 (0.7, 3.2)*

1.3 (0.5, 3.1)

 Private

36 (17.9)

16 (45.8)

0.9 (0.4, 2.2)*

1.1 (0.4, 3.2)

 Health post

45 (22.4)

32 (71.1)

3.8 (1.5, 9.7)*

2.9 (0.9, 9.1)