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Table 2 Factors associated with compliance to referral by presumptive TB cases in Silti District, Southern Ethiopia, 2014–2021

From: High non-compliance rate among presumptive tuberculosis cases referred from peripheral health facilities in silti district of Southern Ethiopia: a mixed methods study

Variable (n = 384)

Complied to referral

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95%CI)

No (%)

Yes (%)

  

Sex

Male

56 (30.1)

74 (38.3)

1

1

Female

130 (70.0)

119 (61.7)

0.7 (0.45–1.06)

1.01 (0.53–1.91)

Age category

<=5 year

17 (60.7)

11 (39.3)

1

1

6–20 years

22 (39.3)

34 (60.7)

2.4 (0.94–6.05)

3.2 (0.90-11.59)

21–40 years

51 (45.5)

61 (54.5)

1.8 (0.79–4.30)

2.2 (0.66–7.07)

41 and above

90 (51.4)

85 (48.6)

1.5 (0.65–3.29)

1.8 (0.56–5.62)

Cough

No

13 (6.9)

15 (7.7)

1

1

Yes

175 (93.1)

180 (92.3)

1.9 (1.03–3.38)

3.4 (1.54–7.32)**

Bloody sputum

No

124 (66.7)

124 (64.2)

1

1

Yes

62 (33.3)

69 (35.8)

1.2 (0.77–1.92)

1.07 (0.53–2.14)

Chest pain

No

42 (22.5)

36 (18.7)

1

1

Yes

145 (77.5)

157 (81.4)

3 (1.88–4.75

2.7 (1.45–5.05)**

Low grade fever

No

40 (21.5)

32 (16.7)

1

1

Yes

146 (78.5)

160 (83.3)

0.9 (0.53–1.36)

0.6 (0.27–1.24)

Night sweating

No

38 (20.4)

34 (17.5)

1

1

Yes

148 (79.6)

160 (82.5)

1.2 (0.79–1.91)

1.2 (0.61–2.36)

Loss of appetite

No

27 (14.4)

46 (24.2)

1

1

Yes

160 (85.6)

144 (75.8)

0.9 (0.57–1.54)

0.7 (0.29–1.45)

Weight loss

No

36 (19.3)

42 (22.2)

1

1

Yes

151 (80.7)

147 (77.8)

1 (0.67–1.51)

0.9 (0.51–1.66)

Known TB case in the family

No

100 (54.4)

90 (53.9)

1

1

Yes

84 (45.6)

77 (46.1)

0.9 (0.63–1.46)

0.8 (0.47–1.55)

Year of referral

2017

34 (18.2)

26 (13.4)

1

1

2018

50 (26.7)

77 (39.7)

2.7 (1.79–7.48)

3.3 (1.66–6.47)**

2019

4 (2.1)

50 (25.7)

10.7 (3.96–28.73)

19.1 (6.28–57.93)**

2020

54 (28.9)

23 (11.8)

0.43 (0.22–0.88)

0.47 (0.22–0.99)**

  1. ** significant at p < 0.05