Research Article
Antituberculosis Drug Nonadherence and Its Associated Factors: Evidence from Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia
Table 3
Anti-TB therapy-related characteristics of TB patients, Debre Berhan health facilities, Ethiopia, 2020 (
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| | Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| | Type of TB | | | | PTB +ve | 133 | 73.9 | | PTB –ve | 29 | 16.1 | | EPTB | 9 | 5.0 | | Do not know | 9 | 5.0 | | TB regimen | | | | 2HERZ/4HR or 2HERZ/6HE | 161 | 89.4 | | 2HERZ/4HR | 17 | 9.4 | | Others | 2 | 1.2 | | How long you take anti-TB drugs | | | | 1 to 2 months | 66 | 36.7 | | 3 to 4 months | 59 | 32.8 | | Greater than 4 months | 55 | 30.6 | | How many tablets you swallow per day | | | | One | 3 | 1.7 | | Two | 10 | 5.6 | | Three | 114 | 63.3 | | Four | 53 | 29.4 | | Does anyone monitor you with drug taking? | | | | Yes | 152 | 84.2 | | No | 28 | 15.6 | | If yes, who? | | | | Spouse | 48 | 31.4 | | Father | 7 | 4.6 | | Mother | 48 | 31.4 | | Sibling | 36 | 23.5 | | Friend | 13 | 9.1 | | Experience side effects | | | | Yes | 92 | 51.1 | | No | 88 | 48.9 | | Type of side effects | | | | Diarrhea and vomiting | 47 | 26.1 | | Headache and dizziness | 27 | 15.0 | | Skin rash | 8 | 4.4 | | Numbness on feet or hand | 10 | 5.6 | | How long medicine taken before felt better | | | | Less than 2 months | 48 | 26.7 | | 2 to 4 months | 115 | 63.9 | | 5 to 6 months | 14 | 7.8 | | Did not feel better | 3 | 1.7 |
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