Table 2 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of index TB patients (n = 193 at site I, n = 194 at site II), September 2020 - December 2022
Index TB case characteristics | Study site | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Study site I n (%) | Study site II n (%) | ||
Age group | <=16 years | 14 (7.3) | 7 (3.6) |
> 16–20 years | 24 (12.6) | 39 (20.2) | |
> 20–40 years | 87 (45.6) | 96 (49.7) | |
> 40 years | 66 (34.6) | 51 (26.4) | |
Sex | Male | 107 (55.7) | 104 (53.9) |
Female | 85 (43.3) | 89 (46.1) | |
Marital status | Single | 53 (27.6) | 74 (38.5) |
Married | 120 (62.5) | 117 (60.9) | |
Divorced | 11 (5.7) | 0 (0) | |
Widowed | 8 (4.2) | 1 (0.5) | |
Religion | Christian | 10 (5.2) | 9 (4.7) |
Muslim | 182 (94.8) | 184 (95.3) | |
Educational status | No education | 115 (59.9) | 72 (37.5) |
Primary | 49 (25.5) | 94 48.9) | |
Secondary | 18 (9.4) | 19 (9.9) | |
Tertiary | 10 (5.2) | 7 (3.7) | |
First symptom to treatment initiation in days: median (IQR) | 30 (22–44) | 30 (21–60) | |
Body mass index: median (IQR) | 18.8 (17.3–20.5) | 21.3 (18.3–24.4) | |
Contacts per household: median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 3 (2–4) | |