Research Article
Factors Influencing Early Health Facility Contact and Low Default Rate among New Sputum Smear Positive Tuberculosis Patients, India
Table 1
Demographic profile among TB patients with default and delay treatment, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2008-09.
| | Characteristics | Delay (<30 day) | Delay (>30 day) | Risk estimate | Risk estimate | | (713) | (894) | (Unadjusted) | (Adjusted) | | (%) | (%) | RR (95% CI) | aRR (95% CI) |
| | Age group (years) | | | | | | 15–24 | 191 (27.2) | 208 (23.5) | 1.23 (0.98–1.50) | Ref | | 25–34 | 156 (22.2) | 172 (19.4) | 1.17 (0.92–1.48) | 1.05 (0.75–1.47) | | 35–44 | 111 (15.8) | 152 (17.2) | 0.90 (0.68–1.17) | 1.39 (0.93–2.07) | | 45–54 | 92 (13.1) | 137 (15.5) | 0.81 (0.61–1.08) | 1.46 (0.97–2.21) | | 55 and above | 153 (21.8) | 217 (24.5) | 0.85 (0.67–1.07) | 1.26 (0.87–1.82) | | Sex | | | | | | Male | 501 (70.3) | 590 (66.0) | 1.21 (0.98–1.50) | 1.55 (1.18–2.04) | | Status | | | | | | Married | 479 (67.2) | 622 (69.6) | 0.89 (0.72–1.10) | 1.05 (0.78–1.40) | | Socioeconomic status | | | | | | Upper | 0 (0.0) | 07 (00.8) | 1.80 | — | | Upper middle | 167 (23.4) | 174 (19.5) | 1.26 (0.60–1.99) | 0.47 (0.44–1.54) | | Lower middle | 310 (43.5) | 402 (45.0) | 0.91 (0.77–1.14) | 0.54 (0.16–1.75) | | Upper lower | 231 (32.4) | 302 (33.8) | 0.93 (0.76–1.15) | 0.55 (0.17–1.76) | | Lower | 5 (0.7) | 009 (01.0) | 0.69 (0.23–2.08) | Ref | | Religion | | | | | | Hindus | 686 (96.2) | 855 (95.6) | 1.15 (0.70–1.91) | 1.06 (0.62–1.82) | | Family | | | | | | Nuclear | 361 (50.6) | 399 (44.6) | 1.27 | 1.37 | | Family size | | | | | | <3 | 75 (10.5) | 141 (15.8) | 0.62 | Ref | | >3 | 333 (46.7) | 372 (41.6) | 1.22 | 0.68 | | Place of residence | | | | | | Rural | 597 (83.8) | 688 (77.0) | 1.55 | Ref | | Urban | 98 (13.8) | 180 (20.1) | 0.63 | 0.69 | | Alcohol | | | | | | Yes | 416 (58.3) | 499 (55.8) | 1.10 (0.90–1.35) | 1.21 (0.93–1.59) | | Smoking | | | | | | Yes | 72 (10.1) | 094 (10.5) | 0.95 (0.69–1.32) | 0.91 (0.63–1.30) |
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Statistically significant.
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