Research Article
Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence of Patients in Kosovo
Table 2
Knowledge for TB disease.
| Variables | Total () | Adherent () 95% CI (0.812–0.892) | Nonadherent () 95% CI (0.109–0.188) | value | | % | | % | | % |
| What causes TB | | | | | | | | Not true | 72 | 22.22% | 64 | 23.10% | 8 | 17.02% | 0.407 | True | 70 | 21.60% | 61 | 22.03% | 9 | 19.15% | Do not know | 182 | 56.18% | 152 | 54.87% | 30 | 63.83% |
| How TB is spread | | | | | | | | Not true | 79 | 24.38% | 67 | 24.19% | 12 | 25.53% | 0.207 | True | 121 | 37.35% | 108 | 38.99% | 13 | 27.66% | Do not know | 124 | 38.27% | 102 | 36.82% | 22 | 46.81% |
| How it is prevented | | | | | | | | Not true | 72 | 22.22% | 62 | 22.38% | 10 | 21.28% | 0.864 | True | 90 | 27.78% | 78 | 28.16% | 12 | 25.53% | Do not know | 162 | 50.00% | 137 | 49.46% | 25 | 53.19% |
| Is TB cured | | | | | | | | Not true | 9 | 2.78% | 5 | 1.81% | 4 | 8.51% | | True | 286 | 88.27% | 252 | 90.97% | 34 | 72.34% | Do not know | 29 | 8.95% | 20 | 7.22% | 9 | 19.15% |
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