Predictors of latent tuberculosis treatment initiation and completion at a U.S. public health clinic: a prospective cohort study

Table 1 Latent TB infection therapy initiation and completion based on responses to survey questions

Variable	Treatment Initiation (%)	P-value	Treatment Completion (%)	P-value^*
Length of time at current residence
Less than 1 yr	20	0.01	52	0.8
Greater or equal to 1 year	31		55
Planned future time at current residence
Less than 1 yr	19	0.04	46	0.3
Greater or equal to 1 year	28		58
No school	50	0.01	0	0.5
Elementary school	41		61
High school/GED	30		49
College	18		64
Graduate school	23		53
Cohabitance with any family members
Yes	27	0.6	57	0.3
No	24		47
Previous daily pill for at least 6 months
Yes	29	0.2	49	0.3
No	24		59
Regular primary care
Yes	37	<0.01	52	0.5
No	19		59
Easy access to health department
Yes	28	0.1	54	0.8
No	19		57
Plan to tell family/friends about positive skin test
Yes	25		59
No	35	0.1	30	0.02
Belief in getting sick from TB without medicine
Yes	34	<0.01	53	0.6
No	15		58
Fear of adverse effects from medicine
Yes	24	0.3	55	0.8
No	28		52
Belief in medicine efficacy
Yes	28	0.3	55	0.6
No	21		46
Belief in cure for TB
Yes	26	0.9	55	0.7
No	27		60
Fear of phlebotomy
Yes	25	0.8	50	0.7
No	26		56

^*P-values represent differences in initiation/completion among responses (missing responses not included).

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