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Table 2 Healthcare services and other related characteristics adherence anti-TB treatment of respondents', Gondar city administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020

From: Determinants of adherence to anti-TB treatment and associated factors among adult TB patients in Gondar city administration, Northwest, Ethiopia: based on health belief model perspective

  

Frequency

Percent

Health education

Yes

161

60.8

No

104

39.2

Counseling

First, visit

114

43.0

Occasionally

96

36.2

Never

55

20.8

Relationship with health workers

Very friendly

44

16.6

Friendly

213

80.4

Unfriendly

8

3.0

KM to a health facility

< 2 km

85

32.1

> 2 km

180

67.9

Time taken HF

< 30 min

110

41.5

> 30 min

155

58.5

Travel pick up anti-TB

On foot

136

51.3

Public transportation

129

48.7

Take time off work to pick up your drugs

Yes

101

38.1

No

164

61.9

Pay any transport fare to get to the health center or hospital

Yes

139

52.5

No

126

47.5

Total

265

100.0

Any difficulties in taking your TB drugs on time

Yes

80

30.2

No

185

69.8

Total

265

100.0

Felt stigmatized for having TB

Yes

95

35.8

No

170

64.2

Total

265

100.0

Experienced TB drugs side effect

Yes

212

80.0

No

53

20.0