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Table 2 Associations between delay in the diagnosis of TB, self-treatment prior to diagnosis, and being an inhabitant of a conflict zone

From: Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis: the case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia

 

Delay in diagnosis

Self treatment

Variables

Module1

crude

Module 2

adjusted

Module1

Crude

Module2

adjusted

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Zone of residence

   

Non-conflict Zones

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Conflict Zone

4.32 (2.22-8.38)

3.06 (1.47-6.36)

3.28 (1.66-6.47)

3.34 (1.56-7.12)

Gender

    

Male

 

1.00

 

1.00

Female

 

1.16(0.65-2.06)

 

0.61(0.35-1.06)

Age

    

0-25

 

1.00

 

1.00

26-45

 

0.48(0.26-0.91)

 

0.63(0.35-1.13)

46+

 

1.32(0.47-3.69)

 

0.61(0.23-1.65)

Pastoralist status

   

Agro-pastoralist

 

1.00

 

1.00

Nomadic -pastoralist

 

2.33(1.28-4.24)

 

0.81(0.45-1.46)

Distance to health facility

   

<10 km

 

1.00

 

1.00

>10 km

 

1.30(0.65-2.62)

 

1.32(0.69-2.53)

  1. Module 1: Only the predictor variable was included in the logistic regression model.
  2. Module 2: Potential confounders were added in the model.