Background
Methods
Study design and study area
Study population
Sample size
Operational definition
Data collection procedure
Data quality control
Data analysis
Results
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Variable | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Sex: | ||
Male | 271 | 45.3 |
Female | 327 | 54.7 |
Age in years: | ||
15–24 | 146 | 24.4 |
25–34 | 156 | 26.1 |
35–44 | 104 | 17.4 |
45–54 | 84 | 14.0 |
55–64 | 42 | 7.0 |
>65 | 66 | 11.0 |
Marital status: | ||
Single | 132 | 22.1 |
Married | 401 | 67.1 |
Divorced/Separated | 65 | 10.9 |
Employment status: | ||
Yes | 190 | 31.8 |
No | 408 | 68.2 |
Educational status: | ||
No formal education | 178 | 29.8 |
Primary | 157 | 26.3 |
Secondary | 183 | 30.6 |
Above secondary | 80 | 13.4 |
Family size: | ||
1–4 | 283 | 47.3 |
>5 | 315 | 52.7 |
Relation with Head of HH | ||
Head of house hold | 338 | 56.5 |
Spouse of head of house hold | 82 | 13.7 |
Son/ Daughter | 151 | 25.3 |
Other relation | 27 | 4.5 |
Monthly income in Birr | ||
<650 | 296 | 49.5 |
>650 | 302 | 50.5 |
Delay in treatment-seeking and prevalence of smear positive TB
Factors associated with a delay in treatment seeking
Variables | Patient delay | COR(95%CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
Yes n(%) | No n(%) | ||
Facility for TB treatment seeking | |||
Governmental | 241 (87.6%) | 290 (89.8%) | 1.38 (0.69,2.73) |
Other option | 11 (4%) | 19 (5.9%) | 2.84 (1.05,7.69) |
Private health facility | 23 (8.4%) | 14 (4.3%) | Ref |
Knowledge about TB | |||
Yes | 49 (17.8%) | 86 (26.6%) | Ref |
No | 226 (82.2%) | 237 (73.4%) | 1.67 (1.13,2.48) |
Susceptible to TB | |||
Yes | 34 (12.4%) | 67 (20.7%) | Ref |
No | 241 (87.6%) | 256 (79.3%) | 1.86 (1.19, 2.9) |
Distance from health facility | |||
<10 km | 182 (66.2%) | 213 (65.9%) | Ref |
>10 km | 93 (33.8%) | 110 (34.1%) | 0.99 (0.70, 1.39) |
TB can be cured | |||
Yes | 195 (70.9%) | 264 (60.4%) | 1.00 |
No | 80 (29.1%) | 59 (39.6%) | 1.84 (1.25,2.69) |
Variables | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) |
---|---|---|
Sex: | ||
Male | Ref | Ref |
Female | 1.57 (1.14,2.18) | 1.58 (1.11,2.236) |
Marital status: | ||
Single | 2.26 (1.16,4.37) | 2.53 (1.37,4.67) 3.4 (1.58,7.34) |
Married | 3.14 (1.73,5.71) | Ref |
Divorced/Separated | Ref | |
Employment Status: | ||
Yes | 1.48 (1.05, 2.09) | 1.62 (1.12,2.34) |
No | Ref | Ref |
Family size: | ||
1–4 | Ref | Ref |
>5 | 1.68 (1.21,2.33) | 1.76 (1.24,2.50) |
Relation with Head of HH: | ||
Head of HH | Ref | Ref |
Spouse of HH | 0.74 (0.45,1.2) | 0.85 (0.50,1.45) |
Son/daughter | 0.60 (0.40,0.89) | 0.50 (0.29,0.88) |
Other relation | 0. 91 (0.42,2.01) | 0.63 (0.27,1.48) |
Monthly income in ETB | ||
<650.00 | 1.45 (1.05,2.01) | 1.53 (1.07,2.18) |
>650.00 | Ref | Ref |
Knowledge about TB | ||
Yes | Ref | Ref |
No | 1.67 (1.13,2.48) | 1.86 (1.17,2.96) |
TB can be cured | ||
Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 1.836 (1.25,2.69) | 1.66 (1.13,2.46) |