| Variable | Public DOTS n = 1524 (%) | Private DOTS n = 372 (%) | χ2 | p |
| Smear microscopy done before treatment |
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| Yes | 1494 (98.0) | 370 (99.5) | 3.690 | 0.055 |
| No | 30 (2.0) | 2 (0.5) |
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| Had three follow up sputum |
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| Yes | 698 (45.8) | 177 (47.6) | 0.381 | 0.537 |
| No | 826 (54.2) | 195 (52.4) |
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| Number of follow up sputum done |
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| None | 104 (6.8) | 34 (9.1) | 2.38 | 0.123 |
| Once | 401 (26.3) | 70 (18.8) | 9.00 | 0.003 |
| Twice | 321 (21.1) | 90 (24.2) | 1.73 | 0.189 |
| Thrice | 698 (45.8) | 178 (47.8) | 0.51 | 0.477 |
| Second month smear microscopy |
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| Done | 1410 (92.5) | 334 (89.8) | 3.03 | 0.082 |
| Not done | 114 (7.5) | 38 (10.2) |
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| Fifth month smear microscopy |
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| Done | 921 (60.4) | 251 (67.5) | 6.28 | 0.012 |
| Not done | 603 (39.6) | 121 (32.5) |
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| Seventh month smear microscopy |
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| Done | 805 (52.8) | 193 (51.9) | 0.11 | 0.745 |
| Not done | 719 (47.2) | 179 (48.1) |
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| Weight measurement during treatment |
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| None | 6 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.47 | 0.604x |
| Once | 318 (20.9) | 122 (32.8) | 23.88 | <0.001 |
| Twice | 390 (25.6) | 96 (25.8) | 0.01 | 0.932 |
| At least thrice | 810 (53.1) | 154 (41.4) | 16.52 | <0.001 |
| HIV test conducted |
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| Yes | 1362 (89.4) | 288 (77.4) | 31.82 | <0.001 |
| No | 162 (10.6) | 84 (22.6) |
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| Treatment category |
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| Specified | 1514 (99.3) | 372 (100.0) | 2.454 | 0.117 |
| Not specified | 10 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |
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| Drug dosage according to patient’s weight |
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| Correctly done | 1380 (90.6) | 264 (71.0) | 99.50 | <0.001 |
| Wrongly done | 144 (9.4) | 108 (29.0) |
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| Monitoring of treatment |
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| No drug interruption | 1176 (77.2) | 280 (75.3) | 0.603 | 0.437 |
| Drug interruption | 348 (22.8) | 92 (24.7) |
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