Table 3.
Medication Adherence Level by TB Patients’ Knowledge About TB and Mental Health
| Variable | Description | N (%) | Adherence Level | Chi-Square Test p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||||
| Knowledge about TB | 1–2 | 44 (7.80) | 21 | 14 | 9 | 0.001 |
| 3–4 | 174 (30.85) | 51 | 58 | 65 | ||
| 5–6 | 346 (61.35) | 73 | 111 | 162 | ||
| Anxiety | Minimal | 386 (68.44) | 94 | 108 | 184 | <0.001 |
| Mild | 141 (25.00) | 36 | 65 | 40 | ||
| Moderate | 26 (4.61) | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Severe | 11 (1.95) | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Stigma | No | 317 (56.21) | 62 | 103 | 152 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 247 (43.79) | 83 | 80 | 84 | ||
| Self-assessed severity | Very serious | 12 (2.13) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.065 |
| Serious | 60 (10.64) | 21 | 22 | 17 | ||
| Moderately serious | 119 (21.10) | 39 | 39 | 41 | ||
| Not very serious | 233 (41.31) | 47 | 77 | 109 | ||
| Not serious at all | 140 (24.82) | 34 | 41 | 65 | ||
Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.