Tuberculosis Research and Treatment / 2018 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
Assessment of Anti-TB Drug Nonadherence and Associated Factors among TB Patients Attending TB Clinics in Arba Minch Governmental Health Institutions, Southern Ethiopia Table 5 Factors associated with nonadherence of anti-TB drug treatment among TB patients that attended TB clinics at governmental health institutions of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia
.Variables Nonadherence Crude OR Adjusted OR Yes No Sex Male 50 (31.6%) 108 (68.4%) 1 1 Female 17 (15.0%) 96 (85.0%) 0.383 (0.207, 0.708) 3.023 Educational status Cannot read and write 15 (60.0%) 10 (40.0%) 5.250 (1.566, 17.601) 1.923 Can read and write 13 (21.0%) 49 (79.0%) 0.929 (0.311, 2.773) 0.745 Grades 1–6 19 (25.3%) 56 (74.7%) 1.187 (0.417, 3.380) 0.247 Grades 7–12 14 (17.1%) 68 (82.9%) 0.721 (0.246, 2.110) 2.016 Diploma and above 6 (22.2%) 21 (77.8%) 1 1 Waiting time at health facility <1 hour 23 (10.2%) 202 (89.8%) 1 1 1-2 hours 44 (95.7%) 2 (4.3%) 193.217 (43.929, 849.847) Distance to health facility 0–5 km 18 (8.4%) 197 (91.6%) 1 1 >5 km 49 (87.5%) 7 (12.5%) 76.611 (30.306, 193.669) Side effects of the drugs Yes 27 (90%) 3 (10%) 45.000 (13.020, 155.528) No 40 (16.6%) 201 (83.4%) 1 1 Smoking Yes 20 (90.9%) 2 (9.1%) 42.979 (9.708, 190.282) 0.903 (0.080, 10.200) No 47 (18.9%) 202 (81.1%) 1 1 Alcohol Yes 43 (97.7%) 1 (2.3%) 363.708 (47.899, 2761.726) 2.665 (0.897, 9.776) No 24 (10.6%) 203 (89.4%) 1 1 Treatment supporter Yes 53 (20.7%) 203 (79.3%) 1 1 No 14 (93.3%) 1 (6.7%) 53.623 (6.895, 417.018) 2.044 (0.054, 77.500) Monthly income <501 birr 51 (50%) 51 (50%) 9.562 (5.018, 18.223) 2.267 (0.795, 6.468) >=501 birr 16 (9.5%) 153 (90.5%) 1 1