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Table 2 Baseline socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of DR-TB patients stratified by lost to follow-up, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, September 2010–December 2017, (N = 332)

From: Incidence and predictors of lost to follow-up among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

Variable

Frequency (%)

Lost to follow-up Status

Eventa (n = 36)

Censoredb (n = 296)

Sex

 Male

206 (62.05)

20

186

 Female

126 (37.95)

16

110

Residency

 Urban

169 (50.90)

19

150

 Rural

163 (49.10)

17

146

Region

 Amhara

312 (93.98)

30

282

 Tigray

19 (5.72)

6

13

 Benshangul Gumuz

1 (0.30)

0

1

Marital status

 Married

131 (39.46)

18

113

 Single

104 (31.33)

10

96

 Divorced

36 (10.84)

4

32

 Widowed

9 (2.71)

2

7

 Separated

29 (8.74)

1

28

 < 18 years

19 (5.72)

2

17

 Not recorded

4 (1.20)

1

3

Level of education

 Not formally educated

120 (36.14)

16

104

 Primary

104 (31.33)

11

93

 Secondary

54 (16.27)

6

48

 Tertiary

44 (13.25)

2

42

 Not in school age

5 (1.51)

0

5

 Not recorded

5 (1.51)

1

4

Housing condition

 Homeless

46 (13.85)

10

36

 Having Home

248 (74.70)

26

222

 Not recorded

38 (11.45)

0

38

Occupation

 Not employed

117 (35.24)

9

108

 Employed

209 (62.95)

26

183

 Not recorded

6 (1.81)

1

5

Smoking

 No

277 (83.43)

32

245

 Yes

54 (16.27)

3

51

 Not recorded

1 (0.30)

1

0

Alcohol drink

 No

279 (84.04)

30

249

 Yes

50 (15.06)

5

45

 Not recorded

3 (0.90)

1

2

  1. Eventa in this study was patients lost during follow-up; Censoredb was either cured, completed, death, transfer out, still on treatment