Factors Influencing Early Health Facility Contact and Low Default Rate among New Sputum Smear Positive Tuberculosis Patients, India

Table 2

Disease awareness 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)
	𝑁 (%)	𝑁 (%)	RR (95% CI)	aRR (95% CI)
Stigma
Ashamed	271 (38.0)	270 (30.2)	1.41  (𝟏.𝟏𝟓--𝟏.𝟕𝟒)^∗	1.32  (𝟏.𝟎𝟑--𝟏.𝟕𝟎)^∗
Hide from others	402 (56.4)	552 (61.7)	0.80  (𝟎.𝟔𝟓--𝟎.𝟗𝟕)^∗	0.70  (𝟎.𝟓𝟓--𝟎.𝟖𝟖)^∗
Disclose to others	384 (53.9)	373 (41.7)	1.63  (𝟏.𝟑𝟑--𝟏.𝟗𝟖)^∗	1.79  (𝟏.𝟒𝟑--𝟐.𝟐𝟒)^∗
Hereditary	300 (42.1)	362 (40.5)	1.07 (0.87–1.31)	1.03 (0.81–1.31)
Prefer to be isolated	181 (25.4)	212 (23.7)	1.09 (0.87–1.37)	1.08 (0.83–1.39)
Costly treatment	068 (09.5)	043 (04.8)	2.08  (𝟏.𝟒𝟎--𝟑.𝟎𝟗)^∗	2.45  (𝟏.𝟓𝟗--𝟑.𝟕𝟖)^∗
Effect
Work	502 (70.4)	661 (73.9)	0.83 (0.67–1.04)	0.73 (0.56–0.97)
Marriage	218 (30.6)	270 (30.2)	1.01 (0.82–1.26)	0.99 (0.77–1.28)
Responsibility	385 (54.0)	466 (52.1)	1.07 (0.88–1.31)	0.98 (0.76–1.25)
Female infertility	145 (20.3)	149 (16.7)	1.27 (0.99–1.64)	1.22 (0.93–1.61)
Knowledge
DOTS duration	713 (90.9)	894 (89.0)	1.22 (0.88–1.70)	0.86 (0.56–1.31)
Curable	648 (90.9)	796 (89.0)	1.96  (𝟐.𝟒𝟑--𝟐.𝟔𝟗)^∗	1.67  (𝟏.𝟏𝟕--𝟐.𝟑𝟗)^∗
Contagious	376 (52.7)	477 (53.4)	0.98 (0.81–1.20)	1.05 (0.83–1.32)
Vaccine	267 (37.4)	282 (31.5)	1.29  (𝟏.𝟎𝟓--𝟏.𝟓𝟗)^∗	1.35  (𝟏.𝟎𝟕--𝟏.𝟕𝟎)^∗
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Yes	642 (90.0)	781 (87.4)	1.30 (0.95–1.79)	1.18 (0.83–1.68)
Time to DOTS centre (minutes)
<30	470 (65.9)	587 (65.7)	0.97 (0.79–1.20)	Ref
>30	205 (28.8)	264 (29.5)	1.02 (0.83–1.26)	1.72  (𝟏.𝟎𝟖--𝟐.𝟕𝟒)^∗
Waiting time at DOTS center (minutes)
<30	538 (75.5)	687 (76.8)	0.93 (0.74–1.17)	Ref
>30	151 (21.2)	175 (19.6)	1.07 (0.85–1.35)	0.98 (0.75–1.27)
Provider explained
DOTS duration	683 (95.8)	823 (92.1)	1.96  (𝟏.𝟐𝟔--𝟑.𝟎𝟒)^∗	1.88  (𝟏.𝟏𝟐--𝟑.𝟏𝟓)^∗

∗Statistically significant.