Table 6 TB suspect factors associated with completeness of sputum sample collection (i.e. 3 samples).
Variable | Individuals with incomplete sputum sample collection (<3 samples) (n = 69) N (%) | Individuals with complete sputum sample collection (3 samples) (n = 203) N (%) | Total number of individuals (n = 272)* N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.95 |
   Male | 32 (25.2) | 95 (74.8) | 127 (100) |  |
   Female | 37 (25.5) | 108 (74.5) | 145 (100) |  |
Age group in years | Â | Â | Â | 0.63 |
   15–29 | 9 (25.0) | 27 (75.0) | 36 (100) |  |
   30–59 | 39 (27.7) | 102 (72.3) | 141 (100) |  |
   ≥ 60 | 21 (22.1) | 74 (77.9) | 95 (100) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.78 |
   Married | 53 (26.2) | 149 (73.8) | 202 (100) |  |
   Unmarried | 17 (73.9) | 6 (26.1) | 23 (100) |  |
   Widowed | 10 (21.3) | 37 (78.7) | 47 (100) |  |
Monthly income in rupiah | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
   < 300,000 | 22 (34.4) | 42 (65.6) | 64 (100) |  |
   300,000–899,999 | 44 (24.7) | 134 (75.3) | 178 (100) |  |
   ≥ 900,000 | 3 (10.0) | 27 (90.0) | 30 (100) |  |
Knowledge of TB# | Â | Â | Â | 0.24 |
   Poor | 47(28.1) | 120 (71.9) | 167 (100) |  |
   Good | 22 (21.0) | 83 (79.0) | 105 (100) |  |
Motivation to provide sputum$ | Â | Â | Â | 0.86 |
   Good | 61 (25.0) | 183 (75.0) | 244 (100) |  |
   Poor | 8 (28.6) | 20 (71.4) | 28 (100) |  |
Perceived seriousness of TB | Â | Â | Â | 0.11 |
   Serious | 40 (25.8) | 115 (74.2) | 155 (100) |  |
   Not serious | 29 (24.8) | 88 (75.2) | 117 (100) |  |
Perceived walking distance from home to nearest health center | Â | Â | Â | 0.25 |
   Close | 17 (20.2) | 67 (79.8) | 84 (100) |  |
   Far | 52 (27.7) | 136 (72.3) | 188 (100) |  |
Perception of transportation costs to health center | Â | Â | Â | 0.68** |
   Too expensive | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 11 (100) |  |
   Reasonable | 16 (25.4) | 47 (74.6) | 63 (100) |  |
   Cheap | 48 (24.6) | 147 (75.4) | 195 (100) |  |
   Don't know | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100) |  |
Perception of sputum submission | Â | Â | Â | 0.12** |
   Easy | 29 (20.4) | 113 (79.6) | 142 (100) |  |
   Difficult | 35 (28.7) | 87 (71.3) | 122 (100) |  |
   Don't know | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (100) |  |