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Table 1 Patient sociodemographic characteristics

From: Determinants of treatment completion among rural smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional survey conducted in south-western Uganda

Characteristic

Treatment completion (N = 128)

P-value

 

Yes (115)

n (%)

No (13)

n (%)

 

Sex

Male

33 (28.7)

3 (23.1)

1.00λ

Female

82 (71.3)

10 (76.9)

Mean age (years) (SD)

 

43.3 (13.5)

41.7 (11.2)

0.68¥

Age range (years)

 

18–84

26–70

Not calculated

Marital status

Ever married

102 (88.7)

11 (84.6)

0.65λ

Single

13 (11.3)

2 (15.4)

Education

Formal

89 (77.4)

9 (69.2)

0.50λ

No formal

26 (22.6)

4 (30.8)

Having children

Yes

103 (89.6)

10 (76.9)

0.18λ

Monthly median income (IQR)

 

$8.8 ($2.9–$17.6)

$10.3 ($2.9–23.5)

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  1. IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation, $ = US dollar, λ = Fisher’s exact Test, ¥ = t test