Table 2.
Baseline socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of DR-TB patients stratified by lost to follow-up, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, September 2010–December 2017, (N = 332)
| Variable | Frequency (%) | Lost to follow-up Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eventa (n = 36) | Censoredb (n = 296) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 206 (62.05) | 20 | 186 |
| Female | 126 (37.95) | 16 | 110 |
| Residency | |||
| Urban | 169 (50.90) | 19 | 150 |
| Rural | 163 (49.10) | 17 | 146 |
| Region | |||
| Amhara | 312 (93.98) | 30 | 282 |
| Tigray | 19 (5.72) | 6 | 13 |
| Benshangul Gumuz | 1 (0.30) | 0 | 1 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 131 (39.46) | 18 | 113 |
| Single | 104 (31.33) | 10 | 96 |
| Divorced | 36 (10.84) | 4 | 32 |
| Widowed | 9 (2.71) | 2 | 7 |
| Separated | 29 (8.74) | 1 | 28 |
| < 18 years | 19 (5.72) | 2 | 17 |
| Not recorded | 4 (1.20) | 1 | 3 |
| Level of education | |||
| Not formally educated | 120 (36.14) | 16 | 104 |
| Primary | 104 (31.33) | 11 | 93 |
| Secondary | 54 (16.27) | 6 | 48 |
| Tertiary | 44 (13.25) | 2 | 42 |
| Not in school age | 5 (1.51) | 0 | 5 |
| Not recorded | 5 (1.51) | 1 | 4 |
| Housing condition | |||
| Homeless | 46 (13.85) | 10 | 36 |
| Having Home | 248 (74.70) | 26 | 222 |
| Not recorded | 38 (11.45) | 0 | 38 |
| Occupation | |||
| Not employed | 117 (35.24) | 9 | 108 |
| Employed | 209 (62.95) | 26 | 183 |
| Not recorded | 6 (1.81) | 1 | 5 |
| Smoking | |||
| No | 277 (83.43) | 32 | 245 |
| Yes | 54 (16.27) | 3 | 51 |
| Not recorded | 1 (0.30) | 1 | 0 |
| Alcohol drink | |||
| No | 279 (84.04) | 30 | 249 |
| Yes | 50 (15.06) | 5 | 45 |
| Not recorded | 3 (0.90) | 1 | 2 |
Eventa in this study was patients lost during follow-up; Censoredb was either cured, completed, death, transfer out, still on treatment