Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors independently associated with default

Factor	Adjusted odds ratio	95% Confidence intervals	P-value
HIV co-infection	1.56	1.25-1.94	0.001
History of previous default	2.33	1.16-4.68	0.02
Gender (Male/Female)	1.43	1.15-1.78	0.001
Age	1.01	1.00-1.02	0.18
DOTS observer (Health Care Worker/Household member)	1.20	0.94-1.53	0.14
Herbal medication use	5.70	1.37-23.7	0.02
Education level lower than Secondary	2.29	0.87-6.0	0.09
Inadequate knowledge on TB	8.67	1.47-51.3	0.02
Alcohol abuse	4.97	1.56-15.9	0.01
Monthly income lower than KShs. 10,000	5.57	1.07-30.0	0.04
Stigmatization	1.92	0.69-5.39	0.21