Table 3. Strata-wise univariate analysis of association of treatment related factors with treatment default in new smear positive TB patients.

Factors	Strata
	Hilly			Coastal			Plain			Desert			Tribal			MC
	*Def N = 31	*Comp N = 50	P value	Def N = 48	Comp N = 74	P value	Def N = 126	Comp N = 159	P value	Def N = 53	Comp N = 69	P value	Def N = 51	Comp N = 67	P value	Def N = 80	Comp N = 121	P value
Knowledge of TB	28	44	0.75	23	51	0.02	64	122	0.00	30	48	0.14	40	56	0.48	48	94	0.01
Had associated illness	5	7	0.8	8	24	0.05	22	25	0.69	6	6	0.63	3	2	0.65	13	35	0.03
Adequate patient provider interaction	5	21	0.01	26	45	0.47	14	30	0.07	11	19	0.39	17	40	0.00	18	50	0.01
Address verification	8	22	0.1	23	37	0.82	33	57	0.08	16	23	0.71	20	38	0.06	32	43	0.52
DOT at health centre	20	37	0.36	26	34	0.37	102	143	0.03	49	66	0.45	46	62	0.65	67	112	0.5
Patients with instances of missed doses	11	3	0.00	28	15	0.00	65	40	0.00	13	12	0.33	21	19	0.15	44	27	0.00
DOT done	19	33	0.67	38	58	0.92	47	71	0.21	23	34	0.52	27	40	0.46	65	107	0.16
Side effects to drugs	17	12	0.01	20	6	0.00	81	54	0.00	33	15	0.00	28	25	0.06	33	37	0.12
Outstation duties uring treatment	0	0	-	0	1	1	6	5	0.35	0	2	0.49	5	2	0.26	7	2	0.03
Overlapping of working hours with DOT timing	16	29	0.65	21	36	0.6	43	63	0.81	18	23	0.53	29	33	0.38	37	44	0.06
Family support	29	48	0.62	47	74	0.39	109	155	0.22	53	68	1	51	66	1	78	119	0.65
Staff support	26	49	0.03	47	74	0.39	115	158	0.00	47	67	0.08	49	66	0.58	73	120	0.01
Satisfied with services	23	49	0.00	47	73	0.76	100	159	0.00	38	64	0.00	44	65	0.03	65	120	0.00

*Def – Defaulted, Comp - Completed.