Table 4 Factors associated with patient delay among TB patients on DOTS, southwestern Ethiopia January to December 2015

Age

1.01(0.99,1.02)

1.01(1.001,1.03)*

Educational status

Illiterate

89(42.0)

123(58.0)

1.00

1.00

Completed primary

215(55.3)

174(44.7)

1.05(0.75,1.47)

1.23(0.85,1.78)

Secondary and above

63(47.0)

71(53.0

0.92(0.59,1.42)

1.27(0.77,2.1)

Type of TB

Pulmonary positive

175(47.9)

190(52.1)

1.00

1.00

Pulmonary negative

104(47.7)

114(52.3)

0.95(0.68,1.32)

0.93(0.65,1.33)

EPTB

91(59.9)

61(40.1)

1.51(1.03,2.21)

1.54(1.03,2.29)*

HIV status

Positive

41(60.3)

27(39.7)

1.52(0.92,2.52)

1.80(1.05,3.1)

Negative

329(50.7)

338(49.3)

1.00

1.00

First action to illness

Self treatment

60(61.2)

38(38.8)

1.84(1.19,2.85)

1.72(1.07,2.75)*

Traditional care

11(73.3)

4(26.7)

3.21(1.01,10.2)

2.98(0.91,9.72)

Holy water

18(69.2)

8(30.8)

2.2(0.96,5.03)

2.01(0.86,4.67)

Consult HCP

281

315

1.00

1.00

First visited HCF

Health post

13(81.3)

3(18.8)

1.00

1.00

Health center

130(54.6)

108(45.4)

0.26(0.07,0.95)

0.25(0.07,0.94)*

Hospital

98(44.3)

123(55.7)

0.18(0.0,0.64)

0.17(0.05,0.64)*

Private clinic

129(49.6)

131(50.4)

0.22(0.06,0.79)

0.22(0.06,0.81)*

Travel time to first HCF

<=1 h

205(46.9)

232(53.1)

1.00

1.00

>1 h

165(55.4)

133(44.6)

1.37(1.02,1.84)

1.37(1.01,1.88)*

Knowledge towards TB

Good

264(48.4)

281(51.6)

0.77(0.55,1.07)

0.67(0.46,0.98)*

Poor

106(55.8)

84(44.2)

1.00

1.00