Table 3.
Participant characteristics distribution of TB treatment non-adherence
| Characteristics | Adherence | ||||
| Adherent | % (95% CI) | Non-Adherent | % (95% CI) | ||
| Gender | Female | 234 | 41.6(37.6 – 45.8) | 63 | 46.3(38.2 – 54.7) |
| Male | 328 | 58.4(54.2 – 62.4) | 73 | 53.7(45.3 – 61.8) | |
| 18–24 | 160 | 28.5(24.9 – 32.3) | 33 | 24.3(17.8 – 32.2) | |
| Age Group | 25–34 | 206 | 36.7(32.8 – 40.7) | 58 | 42.6(34.7 – 51.1) |
| 35–44 | 111 | 19.8(16.7 – 23.3) | 25 | 18.4(12.7 – 25.8) | |
| 45 & Above | 84 | 14.9(12.2 – 18.1) | 20 | 14.7(9.7 – 21.7) | |
| Marital Status | Married | 184 | 32.7(29.0 – 36.7) | 40 | 29.4(22.4 – 37.6) |
| Unmarried | 378 | 67.3(63.3 – 71.0) | 96 | 70.6(62.4 – 77.6) | |
| Employed | 271 | 48.2(44.1 – 52.4) | 54 | 39.7(31.9 – 48.1) | |
| Employment | Unemployed | 229 | 40.7(36.8 – 44.9) | 65 | 47.8(39.6 – 56.1) |
| Status | Daily Laborer | 62 | 11.0(8.7 – 13.9) | 17 | 12.5(7.9 – 19.2) |
| Elementary & less | 308 | 54.8(50.7 – 58.9) | 82 | 60.3(51.9 – 68.1) | |
| Educational | High School | 179 | 31.9(28.1 – 35.8) | 45 | 33.1(25.7 – 41.4) |
| Status | Diploma & above | 75 | 13.3(10.8 – 16.4) | 9 | 6.6(3.4 – 12.3) |
| Economic Status | Low | 233 | 41.5(37.5 – 45.6) | 84 | 61.8(53.4 – 69.5) |
| Medium | 146 | 26.0(22.5 – 29.8) | 34 | 25.0(18.5 – 32.9) | |
| High | 183 | 32.6(28.8 – 36.6) | 18 | 13.2(8.5 – 20.0) | |
| Current Smoking | Smoker | 46 | 8.2(6.2 – 10.8) | 14 | 10.3(6.1 – 16.7) |
| History | None Smoker | 516 | 91.8(89.2 – 93.8) | 122 | 89.7(83.4 – 93.9) |
| TB Treatment | New | 433 | 77.0(73.4 – 80.3) | 94 | 69.1(60.9 – 76.3) |
| History | Previously Treated | 129 | 23.0(19.7 – 26.6) | 42 | 30.9(23.7 – 39.1) |
| PTB† | 328 | 58.4(54.2 – 62.4) | 88 | 64.7(56.4 – 72.2) | |
| TB type | EPTB‡ | 181 | 32.2(28.3 – 36.2) | 34 | 25.0(18.5 – 32.9) |
| MDR-TB§ | 53 | 9.4(7.3 – 12.2) | 14 | 10.3(6.1 – 16.6) | |
| HIV Sero Status | None Reactive | 444 | 79.0(75.4 – 82.2) | 104 | 76.5(68.6 – 82.9) |
| Reactive | 118 | 21.0(17.8 – 24.6) | 32 | 23.5(17.2 – 31.4) | |
| ART Status* | On ART | 80 | 14.2(11.6 – 17.4) | 32 | 23.5(17.2 – 31.4) |
| Not on ART | 477 | 84.9(81.7 – 87.6) | 104 | 76.5(68.4 – 82.9) | |
| AUD¶ | No Risk | 489 | 87.0(84.0 – 89.6) | 104 | 76.5(68.4 – 82.9) |
| There is Risk | 73 | 13.0(10.5 – 16.0) | 32 | 23.5(17.2 – 31.4) | |
| PDS** | No Symptom | 293 | 52.1(48.0 – 56.2) | 64 | 47.1(38.9 – 55.4) |
| There is Symptom | 269 | 47.9(43.8 – 52.0) | 72 | 52.9(44.6 – 61.1) | |
*
ART-Antiretroviral Therapy,
†
PTB-Pulmonary TB,
‡
EPTB-Extra Pulmonary TB,
§
MDR-TB-Multidrug Resistant TB,
¶
AUD-Alcohol Use Disorder,
**
PDS-Psychological distress symptom