Table 2: Health care system factors and tuberculosis treatment delay among pulmonary TB patients in Hadiya zone health facilities, SNNPR, April 2017.
Variables | Number | Health system delay | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Yes | No | |||||
Provider contact | ||||||
≤ 2 types | 205 | 43 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
> 2 types | 135 | 60 | 75 | 3 (1.869, 4.860) | 3.405 (1.910, 6.069) | 0.001 |
Distance to health fancily | ||||||
Distance ≤ 10 km | 296 | 81 | 215 | 1 | 0.505 (0.410, 1.552) | 0.220 |
> 10 km | 44 | 22 | 22 | 2.6 (1.39, 5.05) | ||
Prolonged referral b/n provider | ||||||
YES | 107 | 39 | 58 | 1.88 (1.145, 3.09) | 3.005 (1.592, 5.671) | < 0.001 |
NO | 263 | 64 | 179 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ever tried other drugs and not cured | ||||||
Yes | 107 | 42 | 46 | 2.97 (1.79, 4.94) | 4.0 (2.144, 7.465) | 0.001 |
NO | 233 | 61 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Long waiting during services | ||||||
YES | 183 | 57 | 126 | 1.07 (0.67, 1.22) | 1.213 (0.678, 2.169) | 0.515 |
NO | 157 | 48 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 1 |