Tuberculosis care for migrant patients in Portugal: a mixed methods study with primary healthcare providers

Table 2 Perceptions on migrants’ adherence to TB treatment and on their experienced difficulties compared to nationals

Variables related to TB treatment adherence among migrant patients	Total
	n	%
Frequency of non-adherence to TB treatment among TB-infected migrants (N = 88)^a
Rare	24	27.3
Occasional/Frequent	44	50.0
Do not know	20	22.7
Frequency of non-adherence to TB treatment among HIV-TB infected migrants (N = 88)^a
Rare	26	29.5
Occasional/Frequent	38	43.2
Do not know	24	27.3
Difficulty to complete TB treatment among TB-infected migrants compared to TB-infected nationals (N = 89)^a
Same/less difficulty	41	46.1
Higher difficulty	31	34.8
Do not know	17	19.1
Difficulty to complete TB treatment among HIV-TB infected migrants compared to HIV-TB infected nationals (N = 89)^a
Same/less difficulty	37	41.6
Higher difficulty	27	30.3
Do not know	25	28.1

^aMissing values corresponding to non-responses
HIV Human Immunodeficiency virus, TB tuberculosis, HIV-TB HIV and TB co-infection

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