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| Yes n = 284 (%) | No n = 186 (%) | ×2 | p | |
| Age group (years) | <35 | 168 (59.2) | 116 (40.8) | 0.484 | 0.486 |
| ≥35 | 116 (62.4) | 70 (37.6) |
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| Gender | Male | 168 (60.0) | 112 (40.0) | 0.052 | 0.819 |
| Female | 116 (61.1) | 74 (38.9) |
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| Educational status | Less than secondary | 70 (61.9) | 43 (38.1) | 0.144 | 0.704 |
| Not below secondary | 214 (59.9) | 143 (40.1) |
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| Income | <125 USD | 256 (61.4) | 161 (38.6) | 1.732 | 0.188 |
| ≥125 USD | 27 (51.90) | 25 (48.1) |
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| Alcohol intake | Yes | 36 (64.3) | 20 (35.7) | 0.396 | 0.529 |
| No | 248 (59.9) | 166 (40.1) |
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| Smoke cigarette | Yes | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | 4.689 | 0.030 |
| No | 272 (61.7) | 169 (38.3) |
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| Treatment supervision | Treatment supporter | 130 (55.6) | 104 (44.4) | 4.622 | 0.032 |
| Health care worker | 154 (65.3) | 82 (34.7) |
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| Pre treatment counselling | Done | 268 (61.8) | 166 (38.2) | 4.164 | 0.041 |
| Not done | 16 (44.4) | 20 (55.6) |
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| Type of DOTS facility | Public | 228 (63.7) | 130 (36.3) | 6.683 | 0.010 |
| Private | 56 (50.0) | 56 (50.0) |
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| HIV status | Positive | 22 (45.8) | 26 (54.2) | 4.322 | 0.038 |
| Negative | 242 (61.4) | 152 (38.6) |
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| Not done# | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) |
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