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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of new TB patients in Hohoe

From: Factors associated with DELAY in diagnosis among tuberculosis patients in Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

Characteristics

Male

Female

All

Pearson Χ2

n (%)

n (%)

N (%)

(p-value)

48 (65.8)

25 (34.2)

73 (100)

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

 

Age (years)

      

1.98

(0.577)

15 - 24

3

6.3

3

12.0

6

8.2

 

25 - 34

7

14.6

4

16.0

11

15.1

 

35-44

9

18.8

2

8.0

11

15.1

 

>44

29

60.4

16

64.0

45

61.6

 

Employment status

      

0.65

(0.420)

Not employed

28

58.3

17

68.0

45

61.6

 

Employed

20

41.7

8

32.0

28

38.4

 

Highest Educational level

      

3.23

(0.199)

Secondary+

8

16.7

4

16.0

12

16.4

 

Primary/JHS*

37

77.1

16

64.0

53

72.6

 

No education

3

6.3

5

20.0

8

11.0

 

Residential status

      

0.51

(0.474)

Urban

17

35.4

11

44.0

28

38.4

 

Rural

31

64.6

14

56.0

45

61.6

 

Medical Insurance

      

2.19

(0.139)

Present

35

72.9

21

84.0

56

76.7

 

Absent

13

27.1

4

16.0

17

23.3

 

Sputum smear Status

      

1.13

(0.288)

Negative

32

66.7

20

80.0

52

71.2

 

positive

16

33.3

5

20.0

21

28.8

 

HIV sero status

      

0.17

(0.680)

Negative

42

87.5

21

84.0

63

86.3

 

Positive

6

12.5

4

16.0

10

13.7