Table 2.

Distribution of respondent and caregiver adherence and health systems access in Ndola, Zambia (N = 105)

	n	%
A. Respondent adherence to treatment programme
Respondents that complied and adhered to treatment programme	45	43
1. Respondents that completed medication without stopping at any point	81	77
2. Respondents that submitted sputum as required	50	48
B. Caregiver adherence to treatment guideline
Respondents whose caregivers adhered to treatment guidelines	26	25
1. Respondents whose caregivers enquired about their TB history	88	84
2. Respondents whose caregivers educated them on:
the disease and its treatment	103	98
how to take medication	105	100
requirement of submitting follow-up sputum	56	53
the importance of follow-up sputum submission	57	54
3. Respondents who were given an opportunity to ask questions	49	47
C. Respondents' knowledge on the disease
Respondents that demonstrated knowledge on the disease and its treatment	30	29
1. Respondents that gave the correct mode of TB transmission	73	70
2. Respondents that gave at least two correct symptoms of TB	82	78
3. Respondents that knew the importance of treatment completion	94	90
4. Respondents that knew the importance of follow-up sputum submission	57	54
D. Health centre systems access
Respondents that reported adequate healthcare systems access	84	80
1. Respondents who reported the distance to the health centre as being too far	84	80
2. Respondents who reported commencing treatment within a week of diagnosis	105	100
3. Respondents who reported using the same clinic for treatment and sputum submission	77	73