Table 4 Logistic regression model for factors associated with late stage at presentation
Variables | Late stage | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR [95 % CI] | p-value | OR [95 % CI] | p-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Age in years | ||||||
<40 | 29 (64.4) | 16 (35.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
40–59 | 55 (54.5) | 46 (45.5) | 0.7 [0.3–1.4] | 0.261 | 0.5 [0.3–1.2] | 0.107 |
≥60 | 45 (80.4) | 11 (19.6) | 2.3 [0.9–5.5] | 0.076 | 1.6 [1.1–3.8] | 0.322 |
Marital status | ||||||
Living with a partner | 66 (60.0) | 44 (40.0 ) | 1 | |||
Living alone | 63 (68.5) | 29 (31.5) | 1.5 [0.8–2.6] | 0.212 | ||
Education | ||||||
Formal | 47 (54.0) | 40 (46.0) | 1 | |||
Non formal | 82 (71.3) | 33 (28.7) | 2.1 [1.2–3.8] | 0.012 | ||
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 24 (57.1) | 18 (42.9) | 1 | |||
Rural | 105 (65.6) | 55 (34.4) | 1.4 [0.7–2.9] | 0.310 | ||
Insurance | ||||||
Insured | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) | 1 | |||
Un-insured | 125 (65.8) | 65 (34.2) | 3.9 [1.1–13.3] | 0.033 | ||
Menopausal | ||||||
No | 59 (61.5) | 37 (38.5) | 1 | |||
Yes | 70 (66.0) | 36 (34.0) | 1.2 [0.7–2.2] | 0.499 | ||
Alternative-health practitioner | ||||||
No | 52 (53.1) | 46 (46.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 77 (74.0) | 27 (26.0) | 2.5 [1.4–4.5] | 0.002 | 2.3 [1.2–4.2] | 0.011 |
Health facility | ||||||
Highera | 29 (64.4) | 16 (35.6) | 1 | |||
Lowerb | 100 (63.7) | 57 (36.3) | 1.0 [0.5–1.9] | 0.926 | ||
Health facility | ||||||
Government | 104 (63.0) | 61 (37.0) | 1 | |||
Private | 25 (67.6) | 12 (32.4) | 1.2 [0.6–2.6] | 0.604 | ||
Personal initiatives | ||||||
Yes | 45 (51.7) | 42 (48.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
No | 84 (73.0) | 31 (27.0) | 2.5 [1.4–4.6] | 0.002 | 2.0 [1.1–3.8] | 0.028 |
Number of pre-referral visit | ||||||
≤2 | 39 (54.2) | 33 (45.8) | 1 | |||
≥3 | 90 (69.2) | 40 (30.8) | 1.9 [1.1–3.5] | 0.034 | ||
HIV status | ||||||
Negative | 95 (63.3) | 55 (36.7) | 1 | |||
Positive | 28 (63.6) | 16 (36.4) | 1.0 [0.5–2.0] | 0.971 | ||