Demographic variable

Honoured the medical regimen N = 181 (39.6 %)

Did not honour the medical regimen N = 152 (33.3%)

Possibly honoured the medical regimen N = 124 (27.1%)

Significance

f

%

f

%

f

%

χ2

df

p value

Sex

Male

89

39.4

77

34.1

60

26.5

0.150

2

0.928

Female

92

39.8

75

32.5

64

27.7

Marital Status

Married

84

32.7

95

37.0

78

30.4

18.684

6

0.005

Single

49

42.6

41

35.7

25

21.7

Widowed

28

58.3*

9

18.8

11

22.9

Divorced

20

54.1

7

18.9

10

27.0

Case type

New case

104

29.1

142

39.7

112

31.3

77.369

2

0.001

Relapse

77

77.8*

10

10.1

12

12.1

Treatment phase

Continuation

82

38.3

70

32.7

62

29.0

0.707

2

0.702

Intensive

99

40.7

82

33.7

62

25.5

Smear status

negative

90

45.2

59

29.6

50

25.1

4.718

2

0.095

Positive

91

35.3

93

36.0

74

28.7

Education

Never

29

46.8

19

30.6

14

22.6

6.045

4

0.196

Primary

74

33.9

77

35.3

67

30.7

Secondary

78

44.1

56

31.6

43

24.3