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Table 2 Univariate analysis of association of social demographic and socioeconomic factors with treatment default outcome (n = 274)

From: Factors associated with default from treatment among tuberculosis patients in nairobi province, Kenya: A case control study

 

Cases (n = 120)

Controls (n = 154)

  

Factors

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Marital status

    

Single/Widowed/Separated

69 (57.3)

69 (45.0)

1.67

0.05

Married

51 (42.7)

85 (55.0)

(1.01-2.66)

 

Employment status

    

Unemployed

82 (68.2)

99 (64.3)

1.2

0.59

Employed

38 (31.8)

55 (35.7)

(0.71-2.04)

 

Level of education

    

Non-formal/Primary

86 (71.4)

67 (43.2)

3.28

< 0.001

Secondary/Post secondary

34 (28.6)

87 (56.8)

(1.96-5.55)

 

Duration of residence in treatment area

    

≤ 2 years

47 (39.2)

29 (19.3)

2.78

< 0.001

> 2 years

73 (60.8)

125 (81.2)

(1.57-4.98)

 

Alcohol abuse

    

Yes

44 (36.9)

13 (8.6)

6.28

< 0.001

No

76 (63.1)

141 (91.4)

(3.15-12.45)

 

Monthly Income

    

< KShs 10,000

110 (92.1)

109 (71.3)

4.5

< 0.001

≥ KShs 10,000

10 (7.9)

45 (28.7)

(1.9-11.4)

 

Household Size

    

Persons, mean (range)

4.7 (1-18)

5.4 (1-18)

t = 1.8

0.07

House size

    

≤ double rooms

112 (93.3)

134 (87.0)

2.09

0.15

> double rooms

8 (6.7)

20 (13.0)

(0.87-4.83)

 

Knowledge on TB α

    

Inadequate

49 (40.5)

32 (21.1)

2.6

< 0.001

Adequate

91 (59.6)

122 (78.9)

(1.48-4.4)

 

Experienced stigmatization

    

   Yes

67 (55.8)

55 (35.7)

2.28

0.002

   No

53 (44.2)

99 (64.3)

(1.35-3.7)

 

Experience drug side-effects

    

Yes

72 (59.6)

83 (53.6)

1.28

0.39

No

48 (40.4)

71 (46.4)

(0.78-2.09)

 

Herbal Medication used during therapy

    

Yes

32 (26.7)

5 (3.3)

10.76

< 0.001

No

88 (73.3)

149 (96.7)

(4.0-28.63)

 

Waiting time for services at facility

    

≥ 1 hour

41 (34.2)

28 (18.2)

2.34

0.005

< 1 hour

79 (65.8)

126 (81.8)

(1.32-4.16)

 
  1. αQuestions on transmission, treatment, cure and past experience of TB at household used to assess knowledge on TB
  2. OR - Odds Ratio, CI - Confidence Intervals