Treatment Adherence among HIV and TB Patients Using Single and Double Way Mobile Phone Text Messages: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Adherence to TB treatment and demographic characteristics among the participants from Buea and Kumba Hospitals.

Demographic characteristics		Adherence status
		Poor	Good	χ^2	-value
Gender	Male	23 (54.8)	19 (45.2)	0.441	0.507
	Female	26 (61.9)	16 (38.1)
	Total	49 (58.3)	35 (41.7)
Age group (Years)	21-30 years	14 (45.2)	17 (54.8)	3.674	0.299
	31-40 years	18 (66.7)	9 (33.3)
	41-50 years	9 (69.2)	4 (30.8)
	>50 years	8 (61.5)	5 (38.5)
	Total	49 (58.3)	35 (41.7)
Education	Primary and below	25 (65.8)	13 (34.2)	1.587	0.208
	Secondary and above	24 (52.2)	22 (47.8)
	Total	49 (58.3)	35 (41.7)
Marital status	Singled	27 (55.1)	22 (44.9)	0.505	0.477
	Married	22 (62.9)	13 (37.1)
	Total	49 (58.3)	35 (41.7)

χ²: Chi square.