Characteristics | Cases | Controls | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 134) | (n = 134) | |||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Encountered drug side effect | ||||
No | 67 | 50.0 | 109 | 81.3 |
Yes | 67 | 50.0 | 25 | 18.7 |
Suffered the most common drug side effect (vomiting) | ||||
No | 85 | 63.4 | 124 | 92.5 |
Yes | 49 | 36.6 | 10 | 7.5 |
Duration of first-time TB treatment | ||||
2–4 months | 3 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.75% |
5–7 months | 22 | 16.4% | 2 | 1.5% |
8 months | 103 | 76.9% | 128 | 95.5 |
9–13 months | 6 | 4.5% | 3 | 2.2% |
Directly observed by health worker while taking anti-TB | ||||
No | 65 | 48.5 | 7 | 5.2 |
Yes | 69 | 51.5 | 127 | 94.8 |
If yes, how many months | ||||
1–2 weeks | 11 | 15.95 | 0 | 0 |
One month | 32 | 46.4 | 1 | 0.8 |
Two months | 26 | 37.7 | 126 | 99.2 |
Reason for interruption for at least a day | ||||
Side effects | 34 | 36.6 | 3 | 30.0 |
Forgot to take it | 23 | 24.7 | 7 | 70.0 |
Symptoms were gone and felt good | 29 | 31.2 | 0 | 0 |
Shortage of drug | 7 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
Ever interrupted anti-TB for at least a day | ||||
No | 41 | 30.6 | 124 | 92.5 |
Yes | 93 | 69.4 | 10 | 7.5 |
Took the medication at a regular time | ||||
No | 81 | 60.5 | 25 | 18.7 |
Yes | 53 | 39.5 | 109 | 81.3 |
Outcome of first anti-TB treatment | ||||
Treatment success | 64 | 47.7 | 132 | 98.5 |
Defaulted | 16 | 11.9 | 2 | 1.5 |
Treatment failure | 54 | 40.3 | 0 | 0 |
Drug regimen (category) for the second time | ||||
Category II | 101 | 94.4 | 3 | 23.1 |
Category I | 6 | 5.6 | 10 | 76.9 |