Table 4 Factors associated with MCS Scores across treatment phases amongst sputum smear positive PTB patients in Mbale regional referral hospital
Factors | Pretreatment phase | Intensive phase | Continuation phase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted β (p value) | Adjusted β (p value) | Unadjusted β (p value) | Adjusted β (p value) | Unadjusted β (p value) | Adjusted β (p value) | |
Age | −0.33 (0.072) | −0.14 (0.515) | −0.08 (0.536) | −0.03 (0.842) | −0.36 (0.044) | −0.36 (0.040) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
Female | −1.79 (0.704) | 1.85 (0.584) | −1.97 (0.669) | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
Separated | −3.50 (0.549) | −0.14 (0.981) | −0.44 (0.913) | −1.23 (0.767) | −3.99 (0.474) | |
Single | 6.46 (0.224) | −5.15 (0.399) | 2.40 (0.606) | −0.76 (0.898) | 5.60 (0.298) | |
Family size | ||||||
0–3 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
4+ | 4.96 (0.264) | −1.57 (0.670) | 6.89 (0.235) | |||
Education level | ||||||
None or primary | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
Secondary and above | 4.10 (0.351) | −0.89 (0.781) | 6.07 (0.176) | |||
Religion | ||||||
Christian | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
Non-christian | 6.20 (0.236) | 6.26 (0.202) | −1.71 (0.600) | 3.09 (0.509) | ||
HIV co-infection | ||||||
Yes | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
No | −1.85 (0.677) | 0.33 (0.919) | −1.66 (0.715) | |||
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
Yes | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
No | −2.98 (0.525) | −3.93 (0.223) | −2.30 (0.521) | 2.57 (0.586) | ||
Employment | ||||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
Yes | −5.72 (0.264) | 1.84 (0.562) | 3.23 (0.355) | 0.95 (0.840) | ||
Occupation | ||||||
Formal | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
Informal | −20.11 (<0.001) | −20.65 (0.001) | −2.44 (0.474) | −4.71 (0.393) | ||
SES tertiles | ||||||
Lowest | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
Middle | 3.25 (0.516) | −2.77 (0.414) | −3.30 (0.353) | 11.87 (0.019) | 10.33 (0.038) | |
Highest | 4.51 (0.454) | 6.57 (0.193) | 6.70 (0.223) | 7.96 (0.169) | 8.54 (0.135) | |
Residence | ||||||
Typical rural/village | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
Trading center | 7.24 (0.102) | −1.29 (0.686) | 3.06 (0.507) | |||
Sputum grade | ||||||
1+ | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
2+ | 5.35 (0.385) | 3.47 (0.432) | 5.24 (0.405) | |||
3+ | 2.63 (0.641) | 2.98 (0.476) | 1.17 (0.836) | |||
Treatment strategy | ||||||
Community-based DOTS | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
Facility-based DOTS | 6.96 (0.268) | 4.69 (0.234) | 6.09 (0.368) | |||
Family disclosure | ||||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 5.16 (0.242) | 2.73 (0.524) | −3.99 (0.240) | −4.19 (0.237) | 9.62 (0.065) | 7.49 (0.175) |
Family support | ||||||
Yes | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
No | 7.33 (0.143) | 8.15 (0.083) | 7.39 (0.066) | −4.89 (0.415) | ||
Community aware | ||||||
Yes | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
No | 11.40 (0.388) | 0.55 (0.864) | 3.37 (0.471) | |||
Community attitude | ||||||
Supportive | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
Not supportive | −15.69 (0.030) | 0.51 (0.874) | 2.81 (0.415) | 3.37 (0.471) | 0.47 (0.922) | |
Social support group | ||||||
Yes | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
No | 9.21 (0.280) | −5.83 (0.215) | −8.08 (0.133) | −2.41 (0.679) | ||