Table 4 Socio-economic and transportation information of TB suspect surveyed
| Â | TB suspects who visited MCs | TB suspects who did not visit MCs | TB suspects of Ganzhou residents | TB suspects from the other three counties | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 121 (72) | 48 (28) | 42 (25) | 127 (75) | 169 |
Age (mean) | 57a | 50 | 62a | 52 | 56 |
Male (%) | 82 (68) | 32 (67) | 29 (69) | 85 (67) | 114 (68) |
Education of primary school and below (%) | 88 (73) | 18 (38)b | 36 (86) | 70 (55)b | 106 (63) |
Married (%) | 98 (81) | 41 (85) | 38 (91) | 101 (80) | 139 (82) |
Farmer (%) | 92 (76) | 36 (75) | 40 (95) | 88 (69) | 128 (76) |
Geography: Plain | 87 (72) | 39 (71) | 42 (100) | 78 (61) | 153 (91) |
Mountain | 34 (28) | 16 (29) | 0 | 49 (39) | 16 (10) |
Number of family members (mean) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
If having rural health insurance (%) | 103 (85) | 44 (92) | 42(100) | 105 (83) | 147 (87) |
If knowing the availability of microscopy service in MCs (%) | 74 (61)c | 16 (33) | 23(55) | 67 (53) | 90 (53) |
Distance from home to the CTD (km) | 29 | 31 | 13 | 35 | 30d |
Distance from home to the MC (km) | 4.9 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Travel time to the CTD (min) | 140 | 143 | 103 | 153 | 141d |
Travel time to the MC (min) | 48 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 51 |
Travel costs to the CTD(RMB) | 13 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 13.5d |
Travel costs to the MC (RMB) | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |