Table 5

Regression model predicting poor outcome of four psychosocial wellbeing sub-domains

 Social disconnection†Separation from family‡Fear of hospitals and drugs§Loss of social responsibilities¶
Adjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Sex
 Male1.00
 Female0.08* (0.08 to 1.19)
Education
 No formal1.00
 Primary8.65* (0.93 to 15.09)
 Secondary14.21** (2.34 to 24.62)
 Post-secondary
Current employment status
 Unemployed1.001.001.00
 Employed15.28** (1.51 to 30.94)13.42** (1.14 to 18.06)6.4** (1.18 to 34.54)
Person providing for children
 Myself1.00
 My spouse0.251 (0.01 to 3.17)
 Others6.04** (2.51 to 9.14)
Number of TB treatments in the past
 ≤31.00
 >30.06** (0.00 to 0.73)
Number of years on TB treatment
 1–21.001.001.00
 3–45.18 (0.23 to 10.4)3.18 (0.37 to 6.90)1.81 (0.20 to 16.19)
 5–1014.05** (2.59 to 20.2)7.76** (2.20 to 15.14)4.20 (0.52 to 33.50)
 >1020.05 (3.38 to 45.0)0.63 (0.12 to 2.98)0.08* (0.00 to 1.34)
Current duration of admission
 1–21.001.001.001.00
 3–46.40** (1.66 to 13.54)7.50 (0.59 to 14.13)2.06** (1.65 to 5.2)8.21** (1.57 to 17.30)
 5–67.04 (0.49 to 12.43)0.706 (0.05 to 3.73)2.46 (0.37 to 6.03)1.68 (1.35 to 9.98)
 7–810.14* (0.94 to 36.79)8.41** (1.48 to 14.32)5.06** (2.40 to 10.02)5.60* (0.66 to 14.30)
  • *Significant at p<0.10; **significant at p<0.05.

  • †Model χ2=34.606, p=0.000, Negelkerk R2=0.635.

  • ‡Model χ2=24.786, p=0.000, Negelkerk R2=0.546.

  • §Model χ2=23.98, p=0.004, Negelkerk R2=0.440.

  • ¶Model χ2=7.452, p=0.115, Negelkerk R2=0.150.

  • Variables included in each logit model were sex, age, religion, marital status, education, current employment status, children, children in school, person providing for children, family visits, number of TB treatments in the past, number of years on TB treatment, and current duration of admission.

  • TB, tuberculosis.