Table 1 Socio-economic, demographic and clinical characteristics of TB patients
Characteristic | N | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Male | 1926 | 1007 (52.3) |
Age groups | 1926 | Ā |
āāā18-29 | Ā | 409 (21.2) |
āāā30-39 | Ā | 713 (37.0) |
āāā40-49 | Ā | 503 (26.1) |
āāā50-59 | Ā | 216 (11.2) |
āāāā„60 | Ā | 85 (4.4) |
Education | 1919 | Ā |
āāāPrimary schooling or less | Ā | 533 (27.8) |
āāāSome high school | Ā | 854 (44.5) |
āāāCompleted high school or higher qualification | Ā | 532 (27.7) |
Marital status | 1921 | Ā |
āāāNow married | Ā | 552 (28.7) |
āāāDivorced/separated | Ā | 68 (3.5) |
āāāNever married | Ā | 1225 (63.8) |
āāāWidowed | Ā | 76 (4.0) |
Assets | Ā | Ā |
āāāā¤3 assets | 1917 | 414 (21.6) |
āāā4 assets | Ā | 1209 (63.1) |
āāā5-6 assets | Ā | 294 (15.3) |
Number of days hunger in past month | 1920 | Ā |
āāā0Ā days | Ā | 1698 (88.4) |
āāā1-7Ā days | Ā | 197 (10.3) |
āāā>7Ā days | Ā | 25 (1.3) |
Number of rooms in household | 1918 | Ā |
āāāā¤3 rooms | Ā | 582 (30.3) |
āāā4 rooms | Ā | 606 (31.6) |
āāā5 rooms | Ā | 262 (13.7) |
āāā>5 rooms | Ā | 468 (24.4) |
Employment status | 1900 | Ā |
āāāNot working* | Ā | 190 (10.0) |
āāāUnemployed | Ā | 666 (35.1) |
āāāOccasional work | Ā | 218 (11.5) |
āāāWorking full-time or part-time | Ā | 826 (43.5) |
Average monthly earnings in the household | 1904 | Ā |
āāāZAR & 1- ZAR 500 | Ā | 523 (27.5) |
āāāZAR 501-ZAR 2500 | Ā | 992 (52.1) |
āāā>ZAR 2500 | Ā | 389 (20.4) |
First episode of TB | 1879 | 1634 (87.0) |
Pulmonary TB | 1895 | 1746 (92.1) |
HIV-positive** | 1803 | 1570 (87.1) |
On antiretroviral treatment (if HIV-positive) | 1570 | Ā |
āāāNo | Ā | 715 (45.5) |
āāāYes | Ā | 359 (22.9) |
āāāUnknown | Ā | 496 (31.6) |
Alcohol problem | 1895 | 367 (19.4) |
Illicit drug use | 1882 | 77 (4.1) |