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Table 2 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Tuberculosis Cases by Reported Status, By Bivariate Analysis

From: Under-reporting of TB cases and associated factors: a case study in China

 

Hospital A (n = 1034) TB Cases Unreported / Confirmed Outpatient Cases Average, or No. (%)

Hospital A (n = 639) TB Cases Unreported / Confirmed Outpatient Cases Average, or No. (%)

Hospital B (n = 234) TB Cases Unreported / Confirmed Inpatient Cases Average, or No. (%)

All Ages

47.4 / 51.2 ***

58.7 / 57.3

68.1 / 66.4

Age less than or equal to 35

131 / 281 (46.6) ***

16 /124 (12.9)

1 / 14 (7.1)

Age greater than 35 and less than or equal to 65

165 / 471 (35.0)

30 / 256 (11.7)

16 / 77 (20.8)

Age greater than 65

80 / 282 (28.4) ***

39 / 259 (15.1)

24 / 143 (16.8)

Male

258 / 731 (35.3)

66 / 465 (14.2)

34 / 179 (19.0)

Female

118 / 303 (38.9)

19 / 174 (10.9)

7 / 55 (12.7)

Has personal identity card

229 / 837 (27.4) ***

82 / 630 (13.0)

36 / 213 (16.9)

Does not have personal identity card

147 / 197 (74.6) ***

3 / 9 (33.3)

5 / 21 (23.8)

2015 admission year

305 / 660 (46.2) ***

39 / 229 (17.0)

22 / 87 (25.3) *

2016 admission year

48 / 269 (17.8) ***

27 / 204 (13.2)

6 / 70 (8.6) *

2017 admission year

23 / 105 (21.9) ***

19 / 206 (9.2)

13 / 77 (16.9)

Current address in under jurisdiction

354 / 974 (36.7)

78 / 617 (12.6) ***

40 / 229 (17.5)

Current address not under jurisdiction

22 / 60 (36.7)

7 / 22 (31.8) ***

1 / 5 (20.0)

Had in-hospital referral

N/A for outpatients

20 / 55 (36.4) ***

31 / 191 (16.2)

Did not have in-hospital referral

N/A for outpatients

65 / 584 (11.1) ***

10 / 43 (23.3)

Primary occupation farmer

Not reported

Not reported

35 / 209 (16.7)

Primary occupation not a farmer

Not reported

Not reported

6 / 25 (24.0)

Total

376 / 1034 (36.4)

85 / 639 (13.3)

41 / 234 (17.5)

  1. Note: *P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001