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Table 3 Multivariate analysis for factors associated with patient’s self-administrated tuberculosis treatment

From: Is tuberculosis patients management improved in the integrated TB control model in West China? A survey in Guizhou Province, China

Variable

Self-administrated TB treatment in whole period (95% CI)

Self-administrated TB treatment in intensive phase (95% CI)

Self-administrated TB treatment in continuation phase (95% CI)

Age

  < 20

Reference

Reference

Reference

 20–40

0.80(0.33–1.94)

0.70 (0.29–1.67)

0.81 (0.42–1.54)

 40–60

0.90(0.34–2.39)

0.75 (0.28–1.97)

1.05 (0.54–2.06)

  ≥ 60

0.52(0.18–1.51)

0.44 (0.15–1.26)

0.70 (0.35–1.41)

Ethnicity

 Han Race

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Others

3.35(1.96–5.73)

3.13 (1.81–5.40)

3.52 (2.02–6.13)

Residence

 Urban

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Rural

2.34(1.06–5.13)

2.19 (1.01–4.74)

1.42 (0.74–2.73)

Registered information

 Resident

Reference

Reference

–

 Migrant

0.41(0.20–0.84)

0.51 (0.25–1.03)

–

Education

 Primary and below

Reference

Reference

–

 Junior middle school

0.54(0.30–0.97)

0.59 (0.33–1.06)

–

 High school and above

1.06(0.48–2.36)

0.92 (0.42–2.04)

–

Occupation

 Staff/Cadre/Retiree

Reference

Reference

–

 Self-employed

1.21(0.34–4.27)

1.05 (0.30–3.68)

–

 Farmer/Migrant worker

1.28(0.44–3.75)

1.31 (0.44–3.84)

–

 Student

0.68(0.18–2.52)

0.73 (0.20–2.71)

–

 Others

1.97(0.61–6.36)

1.82 (0.57–5.88)

–

TB burden

 Low

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Middle

0.17(0.09–0.31)

0.14 (0.08–0.27)

0.23 (0.13–0.42)

 High

0.25(0.14–0.45)

0.24 (0.13–0.44)

0.40 (0.23–0.73)

AFB smear status

 Negative

Reference

Reference

–

 Positive

1.12(0.72–1.75)

1.17 (0.75–1.82)

–

First health facility for consultation

 Primary health facility

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Non-primary health facility

1.73(0.96–3.11)

1.71 (0.96–3.04)

1.50 (0.88–256)

Nearest health institution

 Primary health facility

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Non-primary health facility

1.89(1.09–3.28)

1.80 (1.04–3.11)

1.89 (1.11–3.22)

Willingness to TB treatment management

 Full acceptance

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Non-acceptance

6.79(4.13–11.16)

6.35 (3.85–10.48)

5.18 (3.20–8.38)

  1. TB Tuberculosis, CI Confidence interval, AFB Acid-fast bacilli