Factors associated with patient delay (>60 days) among patients with oesophageal cancer from February 2019 to August 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n=324)
| Patient characteristics | Patient delay | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | PR (95% CI) | P value | PR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age of participants (years) | ||||||
| <35 | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | Reference | Reference | ||
| 35–44 | 26 (59.1) | 18 (40.9) | 0.96 (0.82 to 1.11) | 0.55 | 0.96 (0.86 to 1.07) | 0.43 |
| 45–54 | 63 (72.4) | 24 (27.6) | 1.03 (0.91 to 1.18) | 0.62 | 1.03 (0.94 to 1.12) | 0.56 |
| >55 | 140 (81.4) | 32 (18.6) | 1.10 (0.96 to 1.23) | 0.18 | 0.99 (0.91 to 1.08) | 0.81 |
| Residency | ||||||
| Urban | 88 (71.0) | 36 (29.0) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Rural | 155 (77.5) | 45 (22.5) | 1.04 (0.98 to 1.10) | 0.19 | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.11) | 0.29 |
| Educational status of participants | ||||||
| Unable to read and write | 155 (77.1) | 46 (22.9) | 1.2 (1.05 to 1.43) | 0.01 | 1.11 (0.94 to 1.29) | 0.22 |
| Grade 1–8 | 56 (81.2) | 13 (18.8) | 1.25 (1.07 to 1.46) | 0.006 | 1.15 (0.97 to 1.35) | 0.1 |
| Grade 9–12 | 23 (67.6) | 11 (32.4) | 1.16 (0.97 to 1.38) | 0.11 | 1.08 (0.91 to 1.29) | 0.38 |
| Diploma and above | 9 (45.0) | 11 (55.0) | Reference | |||
| Occupation of participants | ||||||
| Private worker | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Government worker | 24 (68.6) | 11 (31.4) | 1.08 (0.93 to 1.24) | 0.32 | 1.02 (0.94 to 1.11) | 0.57 |
| Housewife | 82 (78.8) | 22 (21.2) | 1.14 (1.01 to 1.29) | 0.03 | 0.94 (0.86 to 1.02) | 0.14 |
| Merchant | 24 (82.8) | 5 (17.2) | 1.17 (1.02 to 1.34) | 0.03 | 1.03 (0.94 to 1.12) | 0.54 |
| Farmer | 96 (76.2) | 30 (23.8) | 1.13 (0.99 to 1.27) | 0.06 | 0.93 (0.85 to 1.02) | 0.12 |
| Marital status of participants during the data collection time | ||||||
| Single | 76 (85.4) | 13 (14.6) | 1.08 (1.03 to 1.14) | 0.002 | 1.09 (1.03 to 1.15)* | 0.001 |
| Married | 167 (71.1) | 68 (28.9) | Reference | |||
| Monthly income (US$) | ||||||
| <35 | 124 (78.5) | 34 (21.5) | 1.29 (1.09 to 1.55) | 0.004 | 1.22 (1.005 to 1.48) | 0.045 |
| 35–106 | 101 (78.9) | 27 (21.1) | 1.3 (1.09 to 1.55) | 0.004 | 1.22 (1.22 to 1.48) | 0.042 |
| 106.6–177 | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | 1.12 (0.90 to 1.39) | 0.29 | 0.46 (1.09) | 0.46 |
| >177 | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | Reference | |||
| Monthly family income (US$) | ||||||
| <53 | 128 (77.1) | 38 (22.9) | 1.17 (1.02 to 1.33) | 0.025 | 1.12 (0.98 to 1.27) | 0.09 |
| 53–141 | 84 (77.8) | 24 (22.2) | 1.17 (1.02 to 1.34) | 0.024 | 1.13 (0.99 to 1.28) | 0.08 |
| 141.4–230 | 18 (72.0) | 7 (28.0) | 1.13 (0.96 to 1.33) | 0.14 | 1.1 (0.94 to 1.29) | 0.26 |
| >230 | 13 (52.0) | 12 (48.0) | Reference | |||
| Prior information about oesophageal cancer | ||||||
| No | 198 (79.0) | 53 (21.0) | 1.11 (1.03 to 1.97) | 0.007 | 1.08 (1.02 to 1.17)* | 0.04 |
| Yes | 44 (61.1) | 29 (38.9) | Reference | |||
| Visiting traditional healers | ||||||
| No | 180 (73.2) | 66 (26.8) | Reference | |||
| Yes | 63 (80.8) | 15 (19.8) | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.11) | 0.15 | 1.04 (0.98 to 1.10) | 0.23 |
*level of confidence.
PR, prevalence ratio.