Table 1 Characteristics of TB patients at baseline and final evaluation
Sample Characteristics | Baseline (n = 788) | Final evaluation (n = 775) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | |||
Male | 74.8 | 70.7 | 0.070 |
Age (%) | |||
< 30 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 0.070 |
30–59 | 46.7 | 41.0 | |
≥ 60 | 47.1 | 51.6 | |
Marriage (%) | |||
Married | 80.3 | 78.2 | 0.290 |
Residence (%) | |||
Rural | 92.5 | 90.0 | 0.083 |
Patient category (%) | |||
New patient | 81.4 | 82.2 | 0.670 |
Education level (%) | |||
None | 20.2 | 25.0 | 0.052 |
Primary | 32.9 | 33.6 | |
Secondary | 34.0 | 28.7 | |
High school and above | 12.9 | 12.8 | |
Insurance type (%) | |||
UEBMI | 6.4 | 9.3 | 0.000 |
URBMI | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
NCMS | 87.8 | 82.2 | |
URRBMI | 0.0 | 2.5 | |
Private insurance | 1.8 | 0.4 | |
other insurance | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
no insurance | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
Employment (%) | |||
Currently working (including farming) | 53.3 | 49.0 | 0.092 |
Income level (%) | |||
Extreme poverty | 34.0 | 36.1 | 0.642 |
Moderate poverty | 42.0 | 40.0 | |
Non-poverty | 24.0 | 23.9 | |