Research Article

Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence of Patients in Kosovo


VariablesTotal ()Adherent ()
95% CI (0.812–0.892)
Nonadherent ()
95% CI (0.109–0.188)
value
%%%

Sex
 Male16049.38%13448.38%2655.32%0.326
 Female16450.62%14351.62%2144.68%

Age (years old)
 0–15134.01%134.69%00%
 16–259429.01%8229.60%1225.53%
 26–354012.35%3813.72%24.26%
 36–453811.73%2910.47%919.15%
 46–553811.73%3010.83%817.02%
 56–653912.04%3111.19%817.02%
 >656219.14%5419.50%817.02%

Place of residence
 Urban12538.58%10036.10%2553.19%
 Rural19961.42%17763.90%2246.81%

Marital status
 Married12739.20%10738.63%2042.55%0.561
 Not married19459.88%16860.65%2655.32%
 Divorced20.62%10.36%12.13%
 Widow10.31%10.36%00.00%

Education
 No education4814.81%3813.72%1021.28%0.568
 Elementary school12037.04%10437.55%1634.04%
 High school12438.27%10738.63%1736.17%
 University329.88%2810.10%48.51%

Employment
 Not employed20964.51%17964.62%3063.83%0.670
 Employed5717.59%4716.97%1021.28%
 Student/pupil5817.90%5118.41%714.89%

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