Table 6 Independent risk factors for prolonged treatment duration
Treatment duration | Univariate OR (95% CI) | Multivariate AOR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤6 months | >6 months | ||||
Sex | Male | 34 (29.8) | 80 (70.2) | Ref | |
Female | 23 (20.4) | 90 (79.6) | 0.539 (0.309–0.940) | 1.623 (0.658–4.002) | |
Age, years | ≤ 45 | 44 (24.9) | 133 (75.1) | Ref | |
>45 | 13 (26) | 37 (74) | 0.873 (0.447–1.705) | ||
Area | Urban | 38 (25) | 114 (75) | Ref | |
Rural | 19 (25.3) | 56 (74.7) | 2.636 (1.48–4.695) | 2.358 (1.250–4.433) | |
Education level | Literate | 34 (26.8) | 93 (93.2) | Ref | |
Illiterate | 23 (23) | 77 (77) | 0.972 (0.560–1.688) | ||
Occupation | Employed | 25 (27.8) | 65 (72.2) | Ref | |
Unemployed | 32 (23.4) | 105 (76.6) | 0.442 (0.252–0.775) | 0.633 (0.176–2.282) | |
BCG | Yes | 12 (26.1) | 34 (73.9) | Ref | |
No | 45 (24.9) | 136 (75.1) | 1.103 (0.554–2.196) | ||
Marital status | Married | 28 (21.9) | 100 (78.1) | Ref | |
Unmarried | 29 (29.3) | 70 (70.7) | 0.786 (0.450–1.370) | ||
Smoking habit | No | 44 (26.8) | 120 (73.2) | Ref | |
Yes | 13 (20.6) | 50 (79.4) | 2.648 (1.453–4.82) | 2.015 (0.987–4.114) | |
Chewing khat a | No | 20 (23.8) | 64 (76.2) | Ref | |
Yes | 37 (25.9) | 106 (74.1) | 3.253 (1.720–6.152) | 2.615 (1.201–5.691) | |
Monthly income (rialb) | >10,000 | 19 (26) | 54 (74) | Ref | |
≤10,000 | 38 (24.7) | 116 (75.3) | 0.421 (0.236–0.750) | 0.744 (0.231–2.404) | |
Knowledge | Good | 51 (26.4) | 142 (73.6) | Ref | |
Poor | 6 (17.6) | 28 (82.4) | 1.411 (0.669–2.975) | ||
Stigma | No | 31 (24.4) | 96 (75.6) | Ref | |
Yes | 26 (26) | 74 (74) | 1.232 (0.710–2.136) | ||
Comorbidities | No | 50 (25.4) | 147 (74.6) | Ref | |
Yes | 7 (23.2) | 23 (76.7) | 1.323 (0.602–2.910) | ||
Family history of TB | No | 42 (28) | 108 (72) | Ref | |
Yes | 15 (19.5) | 62 (80.5) | 0.297 (0.667–1.214) | ||
Number of TB symptoms | 3–4 | 3 (40) | 7 (70) | Ref | |
≥5 | 54 (24.9) | 163 (75.1) | 2.156 (0.447–10.41) | ||
History of cough | < 3 weeks | 12 (30) | 28 (70) | Ref | |
≥3 weeks | 45 (24.1) | 142 (75.9) | 2.393 (1.04–5.485) | 2.672 (1.053–6.782) | |
Radiography lesions | Unilateral | 41 (28.5) | 103 (71.5) | Ref | |
Bilateral | 16 (19.3) | 67 (80.7) | 2.021 (1.149–3.553) | 2.134 (1.147–3.971 | |
Lung cavitation | No | 0 (0) | 50 (100) | Ref | |
Yes | 57 (32.2) | 120 (67.8) | 1.652 (0.819–3.333) | ||
BMI, kg/m2 | <18.5 | 38 (31.7) | 88 (82.2) | Ref | |
≥18.5 | 19 (17.8) | 88 (82.2) | 1.345 (0.775–2.337) | ||