Research Article
Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence of Patients in Kosovo
Table 3
Knowledge for TB drugs.
| Variables | Total () | Adherent () 95% CI (0.812–0.892) | Nonadherent () 95% CI (0.109–0.188) | value | | % | | % | | % |
| Knowledge about the names of TB drugs | | | | | | | | Not true | 22 | 6.79% | 16 | 5.78% | 6 | 12.77% | 0.233 | True | 43 | 13.27% | 37 | 13.36% | 6 | 12.77% | Do not know | 259 | 79.94% | 224 | 80.86% | 35 | 74.46% |
| Knowledge about the length of treatment of TB drugs | | | | | | | | Not true | 19 | 5.86% | 15 | 5.42% | 4 | 8.52% | | True | 244 | 75.31% | 216 | 77.98% | 28 | 59.57% | Do not know | 61 | 18.83% | 46 | 16.60% | 15 | 31.91% |
| Knowledge about the daily dosages of TB drugs | | | | | | | | Not true | 16 | 4.94% | 7 | 2.53% | 9 | 19.15% | | True | 90 | 27.78% | 79 | 28.52% | 11 | 23.40% | Do not know | 218 | 67.28% | 191 | 68.95% | 27 | 57.45% |
| Knowledge about the colors of TB drugs | | | | | | | | Not true | 112 | 34.57% | 93 | 33.57% | 19 | 40.44% | 0.261 | True | 212 | 65.43% | 184 | 66.43% | 28 | 57.46% |
| Knowledge about side effects of TB drugs | | | | | | | | Not true | 249 | 76.85% | 207 | 74.73% | 42 | 89.36% | | True | 75 | 23.15% | 70 | 25.27% | 5 | 10.64% |
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