Characteristics n(%) Non-adherence, n(%)
 Yes        No  
AOR (95% CI) p value
Gender
  Male 66(55.0) 40(60.6) 26(39.4) 1  
  Female 54(45.0) 27(50.0) 27(50.0) 0.53(0.24, 1.21) 0.131
Age
  <25 25(20.8) 13(52.0) 12(48.0) 1  
  25-35 45(37.5) 26(57.8) 19(42.2) 1.12(0.34, 3.68) 0.852
  >35 50(41.7) 28(56.0) 22(44.0) 0.74(0.19, 2.86) 0.666
Marital status
  Unmarried 46(38.3) 26(56.5) 20(43.5) 1  
  Married 41(34.2) 24(58.5) 17(41.5) 0.80(0.28, 2.29) 0.677
  Divorced 19(15.8) 10(52.6) 9(47.4) 0.56(0.16, 1.96) 0.363
  Separated 14(11.7) 7(50.0) 7(50.0) 0.50(0.13, 2.01) 0.332
Education status
  Illiterate 30(25.0) 17(56.7) 13(43.3) 1  
  Read & write 35(29.2) 22(62.9) 13(37.5) 1.16(0.41, 3.29) 0.776
  Primary 17(14.2) 12(70.6) 5(29.4) 1.59(0.41, 6.16) 0.504
  Secondary 22(18.3) 10(45.5) 12(54.5) 0.58(0.16, 2.07) 0.400
  Tertiary 16(13.3) 6(37.5) 10(62.5) 0.46(0.11, 1.91) 0.284
Employment status
  Student 29(24.2) 13(42.9) 16(57.1) 1  
  Employed 49(40.8) 26(53.1) 23(46.9) 2.03(0.63, 6.57) 0.239
  Unemployed 42(35.0) 28(66.7) 14(33.3) 2.86(0.87, 9.40) 0.084
Monthly income in ETB*
  <500 77(64.2) 46(59.7) 31(40.3) 1  
  500-1000 31(25.8) 15(48.4) 16(51.6) 0.66(0.24, 1.83) 0.421
  >1000 12(10.0) 6(50.0) 6(50,0) 0.90(0.18, 4.23) 0.888
AOR–Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI-Confidence Interval, * Exchange rate: 1 USD=18.8 Ethiopian Birr (ETB).
Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of TB/HIV co-infected patients and non-adherence.
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