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. 2018 Jun 25;13(6):e0199474. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199474

Table 1. Demographic factors for TB treatment compliant and non-compliant study respondents.

Demographic factors Compliant(N = 120) Non-compliant(N = 19) Significance
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