Compliance and Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment among Adult TB Patients in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Nearly one-third of the world’s population is infected with tubercle bacilli and hence at risk of developing active disease. Treatment success remains low globally because of low compliance and other associating factors. This study designed to assess compliance and factors associated with tuberculosis treatment among adult clients. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted from March 1 to April 20, 2019 in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. A total of 365 tuberculosis clients on therapy were included by convenient sample technique. Associations between selected factors with compliance identified by adjusted odds ratios and with their 95% confidence intervals for crude odds ratio with p < 0.25 variables was considered a significant point to be at P < 0.05. Result: among study participant 320 clients were compliant (87.7%, 95% CI; 84.4-91%). Those clients who had supporter (AOR: 4.58, 95% CI: 1.74-12.08), close to the facility (AOR; 6.60, 95% CI 2.51-17.37), knowledge of seriousness of TB and daily of dose (AOR: 3.36, 95% CI: 1.20-9.39), (AOR: 3.31, 95% CI: 1.01-10.88) respectively associated with high compliance. Conclusion: “Who in their right mind will buy his stake in an airline industry and grounded aircrafts which has no strong indication of recovery soon, no growth plans, no aircraft ordered and booked previously, if at all, it has to be a distressed sale,” an investment banker said. A Goan Indian originated but a Malaysian presently, Tony Fernandes, who once used to call India as his ancestral home, now makes little sense to continue his venture and the eventual outcome was in a wait and see that finally on sale is concluded this case.