Table 2 Socio-demographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics associated with treatment seeking behavior for Adverse events by patients initiated on DR-TB treatment under the RNTCP at Ahmedabad DR-TB Center, Gujarat from July–September 2018

Total

43

31

74

 Male

26

(59.1)

18

(40.9)

44

(59.5)

 Female

17

(56.7)

13

(43.3)

30

(40.5)

 Illiterate

12

(92.3)

1

(7.7)

13

(17.6)

 Up to secondary

24

(52.2)

22

(47.8)

46

(62.2)

 > Secondary

7

(46.7)

8

(53.3)

15

(20.2)

 Home-maker

3

(60.0)

2

(40.0)

5

(6.7)

 Unemployed

8

(53.3)

7

(46.7)

15

(20.0)

 Employed

32

(59.3)

22

(40.7)

54

(73.3)

 Rural

9

(64.3)

5

(35.7)

14

(18.9)

 Urban

34

(56.7)

26

(43.3)

60

(81.1)

 Above poverty line

9

(52.9)

8

(47.1)

17

(23.0)

 Below poverty line

32

(59.3)

22

(40.7)

54

(73.0)

 Not known

2

(66.7)

1

(33.3)

3

(4.0)

 Mono Isoniazid

15

(62.5)

9

(37.5)

24

(32.4)

 Multidrug resistant

28

(56.0)

22

(44.0)

50

(67.6)

 Yes

38

(59.4)

26

(40.6)

64

(86.5)

 No

5

(50.0)

5

(50.0)

10

(13.5)

 Present

11

(45.8)

13

(54.2)

24

(32.4)

 Absent

32

(64.0)

18

(36.0)

50

(67.6)

 Yes

11

(57.9)

8

(42.1)

19

(25.7)

 No

32

(58.2)

23

(41.8)

55

(74.3)

 Public healthcare

15

(46.9)

17

(53.1)

32

(43.2)

 Private health care

23

(71.9)

9

(28.1)

32

(43.2)

 Not Applicable

5

(50.0)

5

(50.0)

10

(13.6)