Table 4 Mean ratio and adjusted mean ratio for treatment adherence according to sociodemographic characteristics (n = 113)

Arm

Intervention (57)

99.01 (1.02)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.928

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.189

Control (56)

98.97 (1.04)

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 Gender

Female (40)

99.11 (1.02)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.749

Male (73)

98.92 (1.03)

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 Age

-

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

0.136

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

0.218

 Marital status

Married (51)

99.40 (1.02)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.175

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.116

Unmarried (62)

98.65 (1.04)

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 Occupation

No job (36)

97.93 (1.05)

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.006

0.99 (0.98–0.99)

0.023

Have job (77)

99.49 (1.02)

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 Education

Below prep (82)

98.74 (1.03)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.160

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.214

Prep and above (31)

99.61 (1.01)

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 # of people

≤3 (66)

99.13 (1.02)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.509

≥4 (47)

98.76 (1.04)

1

 # of bedrooms

1 (71)

99.03 (1.02)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.823

≥2 (42)

98.90 (1.04)

1

 Household head

No (50)

98.90 (1.03)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.788

Yes (63)

99.06 (1.03)

1

 Residency

Permanent (91)

98.99 (1.03)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.995

Temporary (22)

98.99 (1.02)

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 Smoking per day

Never (94)

99.06 (1.03)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

0.565

Yes (19)

98.63 (1.03)

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 Khat

Never (91)

98.90 (1.03)

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.578

Yes (22)

99.29 (1.02)

1

 Alcohol

Never (72)

99.15 (1.02)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

0.442

Yes (41)

98.69 (1.04)

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 HIV

Negative (96)

99.31 (1.02)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

0.005

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

0.003

Positive (17)

97.21 (1.06)

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 TB treatment

New (102)

98.97 (1.03)

0.99 (0.98–1.02)

0.778

Relapse (11)

99.22 (1.02)

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 At least one -ve urine isoniazid

No (100)

99.31 (1.02)

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

<0.001

1.03 (1.01–1.04)

0.001

Yes (13)

96.47 (1.07)

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