Table 2 Association of service provider and health facility related factors with adherence to TB treatment (n = 200)
Characteristics | Response categories | Treatment adherence status | Crude OR (95Â % CL) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. non-adhered (%) | No. adhered (%) | ||||
Patient satisfaction by health service | Yes | 18 (9.6) | 169 (90.4) | Reference | Â |
No | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | 5.9 (1.7, 19.8) | 0.004 | |
Health education provided during treatment | Yes | 18 (10.3) | 157 (89.7) | Reference. | Â |
No | 5 (20.0) | 20 (80.0) | 2.2 (0.7, 6.5) | 0.16 | |
Taking monthly appointment card | Yes | 18 (9.8) | 165 (90.2) | Reference | Â |
No | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 3.8 (1.2, 12.0) | 0.02 | |
Counseling about TB treatment | First visit | 8 (9.5) | 76 (90.5) | 1.2 (0.4, 3.6) | 0.76 |
On each visit | 6 (8.1) | 68 (91.9) | Reference | Â | |
Once a while | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | 1.4 (0.3, 7.7) | 0.67 | |
Never counseled | 7 (29.2) | 17 (70.8) | 4.7 (1.4, 15.7) | 0.01 | |
Delay time before served | 1–10 min | 12 (7.8) | 141 (92.2) | Reference |  |
11+Â min | 11 (23.7) | 36 (76.6) | 3.6 (1.5, 8.8) | 0.01 | |
Open communication with health providers | Yes | 22 (11.2) | 175 (88.8) | Reference | Â |
No | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0.3 (0.1, 2.9) | 0.27 | |
Frequency of dose he/she takes | Daily | 19 (14.6) | 111 (85.4) | 4.4 (0.1, 19.5) | 0.05 |
Weekly | 2 (11.8) | 15 (88.2) | 3.4 (0.4, 26.2) | 0.24 | |
Monthly | 2 (3.8) | 51 (96.2) | Reference | Â | |
Privacy by health providers | Yes | 22 (11.1) | 176 (88.9) | 8.0 (0.5, 132.5) | 0.15 |
No | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | Reference | Â | |