Table 3: Bivariate and multivariate analysis to assess factors associated with patient delay among TB patients in Hawassa city public health facilities, Sidama Ethiopia 2022.

Variables

Category

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

 P-value

Age

 

 

 

 

 

18-24

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref )

 

25-44

0.32 (0.12, 0.43)

(1.00 Ref)

0.34 (0.08,           1.49)

0.34

 

≥ 45

0.35 (0.13,0.94)

(1.00 Ref)

1.2 (0.88, 0.006)

0.012*

Marital status

 

 

 

 

 

Widowude

1

1 (Ref)

1

 

Single

0.013 (0.002, 0.98)

(1.00 Ref)

0.02 (0.001, 0.41)

0.02

 

Married

0.18 (0.02, 0.41) (1.00 Ref)

2 (0.001, 0.13) (1 Ref)

0.006*

Educational status

 

 

 

 

.

Illiterate

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref)

1 ( Ref)

 

Primary

0.84 (O.15, 4.60)

(1.00 Ref)

0.36 (0.04, 1.30) (1 Ref)

0.36

 

Secondary

0.45 (0.09, 2.28)

 

0.39 (0.005, 0)

 0.39

 

College and above

0.09 (0.02, 0.60)

(1.00 Ref)

1.02 (0.002, 0.2) ( Ref)

0.02*

Income

 

 

 

 

 

< 1000

0.36 (0.007, 1.29)

(1.00 Ref)

2.6 (0.03, 1.96) (Ref)

0.03*

 

1001-5000

1.62 (0.86, 3.04)

(1.00 Ref)

3.69 (     1.53,      8.9) (Ref)

1.62

 

> 5000

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref)