Table 5. Association between treatment adherence and treatment delay among patients with MDR-TB.

Treatment adherence		Long treatment delay	Short treatment delay	p-value
		n (%)	n (%)
Complete follow up visits		134 (78.8)	139 (86.9)	0.05*
Incomplete follow up visits		36 (21.2)	21 (13.1)
Among incomplete follow up visits (n = 57) -		(N = 36)	(N = 21)
≤ 4 visits	Lost to follow-up	3 (8.3)	0 (0.0)
	Died	13 (36.1)	3 (14.3)
	Total	16 (44.4)	3 (14.3)
5–8 visits	Lost to follow-up	2 (5.6)	2 (9.5)
	Died	14 (38.9)	3 (14.3)
	Total	16 (44.4)	5 (23.8)
9–12 visits	Lost to follow-up	0 (0.0)	2 (9.5)
	Died	3 (8.3)	7 (33.3)
	Total	3 (8.3)	9 (42.9)
13–16 visits	Lost to follow-up	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
	Died	1 (2.8)	4 (19.0)
	Total	1(2.8)	4 (19.0)

* Chi-square Test