Table 1. Demographic factors for TB treatment compliant and non-compliant study respondents.
Demographic factors | Compliant(N = 120) | Non-compliant(N = 19) | Significance | |||
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Number | Frequency (%) | Number | Frequency (%) | X2 | p | |
Age group | ||||||
18–25 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 66.9 | <0.01 |
26–33 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 37 | ||
34–41 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 16 | ||
42–49 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 11 | ||
50–57 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | ||
58–65 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
66–73 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
>73 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 58 | 48 | 9 | 47 | 0.18 | 0.671 |
Female | 62 | 52 | 10 | 53 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 24 | 20 | 6 | 32 | 44.2 | <0.001 |
Married | 60 | 50 | 8 | 42 | ||
Divorced | 19 | 16 | 2 | 10.5 | ||
Widowed | 17 | 14 | 3 | 15.5 | ||
Religion | ||||||
Christian | 64 | 53 | 13 | 68.4 | 74.8 | <0.001 |
Islam | 27 | 22.5 | 4 | 21 | ||
Traditional | 19 | 15.8 | 2 | 10.5 | ||
No religion | 10 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Level of education | ||||||
None | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5.2 | 32.4 | <0.001 |
Primary | 50 | 42 | 11 | 57.8 | ||
Secondary | 32 | 26.7 | 5 | 26.3 | ||
Tertiary | 22 | 18.3 | 2 | 10.5 |
N = number; X2 = Chi square statistic, p = p-value