Table 1. Comparison of characteristics of patients who defaulted from TB treatment (cases) versus patients who completed TB treatment (controls): results of univariate analyses.
| Characteristic | Cases | Controls | p-value |
| (N = 91) | (N = 186) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Age ≥50 years | 6 (7) | 36 (19) | <0.01 |
| Male gender (n, %) | 80 (88) | 111 (60) | <0.001 |
| Employment (n, %) | <0.01 | ||
| Unemployed | 29 (32) | 77 (42) | |
| Student | 0 | 11 (6) | |
| Housewife | 0 | 6 (3) | |
| Part-time worker | 18 (20) | 22 (12) | |
| Full-time worker | 42 (46) | 64 (35) | |
| Salaried employee | 2 (2) | 5 (3) | |
| Income** | 0.04 | ||
| <1800 dirhams/month | 70 (80) | 122 (68) | |
| ≥1800 dirhams/month | 18 (20) | 58 (32) | |
| Educational level | 0.027 | ||
| Unable to read | 28 (31) | 56 (30) | |
| Primary school | 39 (43) | 51 (28) | |
| Secondary school | 21 (23) | 61 (33) | |
| Attended university | 3 (3) | 17 (9) | |
| Number of people living with patient (mean, sd) | 3.91 (3) | 4.90 (3) | 0.0044 |
| Years at current address | 0.61 | ||
| <1 | 6 (7) | 8 (4) | |
| 1–3 | 9 (10) | 15 (8) | |
| >3 | 76 (84) | 163 (88) | |
| Disease and treatment factors | |||
| Pulmonary TB | 88 (97) | 109 (59) | <0.001 |
| Treatment type | <0.001 | ||
| First treatment | 53 (58) | 172 (92) | |
| Retreatment | 38 (42) | 14 (8) | |
| Treatment initiation to symptom resolution: | 0.001 | ||
| <2 months | 77 (85) | 121 (65) | |
| ≥2 months | 14 (15) | 65 (35) | |
| Treatment side effects | <0.01 | ||
| None | 65 (71) | 113 (61) | |
| Mild | 15 (17) | 62 (33) | |
| Moderate | 10 (11) | 10 (5) | |
| Severe | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| Treatment delivery | <0.001 | ||
| Daily DOT | 30 (33) | 15 (8) | |
| No daily DOT | 61 (67) | 170 (92) | |
| HIV seronegative | 91 (100) | 184(100) | N/A |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (3) | 10 (5) | 0.55 |
| Mental illness | 3 (3) | 3 (2) | 0.40 |
| Current smoker | 50 (55) | 29 (16) | <0.001 |
| Current alcohol use | 21 (23) | 13 (7) | <0.001 |
| Current cannabis use | 19 (21) | 6 (3) | <0.001 |
| Access to care or social support | |||
| Can be reached by phone | 46 (51) | 96 (64) | 0.046 |
| Lives >5 km from clinic | 14 (15) | 20 (11) | 0.27 |
| Lives in rural area | 13 (14) | 28 (15) | 0.84 |
| Told about TB diagnosis | |||
| Family | 84 (92) | 180 (97) | 0.10 |
| Friends | 45 (50) | 113 (61) | 0.07 |
| Colleagues | 12 (13) | 24 (13) | 0.95 |
| Work interference with treatment | <0.001 | ||
| Work does not affect treatment | 63(71) | 179 (96) | |
| Work interferes with treatment due to: | |||
| Long distance to clinic | 4 (5) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Long work hours | 7 (8) | 3 (2) | |
| Seasonal work | 5 (6) | 2 (1) | |
| Another reason | 10 (11) | 0 | |
**n = 268, 6 controls and 3 cases declined to respond to this question; median urban income in Morocco was 6,100 dirhams/month in 2009.