Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in questionnaire survey
Demographic characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (n = 638) | ||
  < 20 | 75 | 11.8 |
 20–40 | 229 | 35.9 |
 40–60 | 194 | 30.4 |
  ≥ 60 | 140 | 21.9 |
Gender (n = 637) | ||
 Male | 389 | 61.1 |
 Female | 248 | 38.9 |
Ethnicity (n = 633) | ||
 Han Race | 448 | 70.8 |
 Others | 185 | 29.2 |
Residence (n = 637) | ||
 Urban | 65 | 10.2 |
 Rural | 572 | 89.8 |
Registered information (n = 632) | ||
 Resident | 563 | 89.1 |
 Migrant | 69 | 10.9 |
Marital status (n = 630) | ||
 Single | 154 | 24.5 |
 Married | 426 | 67.6 |
 Divorced/Widowed | 50 | 7.9 |
Education (n = 633) | ||
 Primary and below | 311 | 49.1 |
 Junior middle school | 176 | 27.8 |
 High school and above | 146 | 23.1 |
Occupation (n = 638) | ||
 Staff/Cadre/Retiree | 42 | 6.6 |
 Self-employed | 33 | 5.2 |
 Farmer/Migrant worker | 448 | 70.2 |
 Student | 56 | 8.8 |
 Others | 59 | 9.2 |
Main source of income (n = 631) | ||
 Patients | 108 | 17.1 |
 Shared with other | 278 | 44.1 |
 Others | 245 | 38.8 |
Economic status (n = 635) | ||
 Labor force | 415 | 65.4 |
 Dependant | 220 | 34.6 |
Health insurance (n = 636) | ||
 Basic health insurance | 613 | 96.4 |
 Others | 23 | 3.6 |
TB burden (n = 638) | ||
 Low | 181 | 28.4 |
 Middle | 221 | 34.6 |
 High | 272 | 37.0 |
Type of patient (n = 638) | ||
 New | 560 | 87.8 |
 Retreatment | 78 | 12.2 |
AFB smear status (n = 638) | ||
 Negative | 382 | 59.9 |
 Positive | 256 | 40.1 |
First health facility for consultation (n = 638) | ||
 Primary health facility | 96 | 15.0 |
 Non-primary health facility | 542 | 85.0 |
Nearest health institution (n = 637) | ||
 Primary health facility | 516 | 81.0 |
 Non-primary health facility | 121 | 19.0 |
Adherence to treatment (n = 637) | ||
 Adherence | 478 | 74.9 |
 Missed dose | 92 | 14.4 |
 Interrupted treatment | 40 | 6.3 |
 No follow-up sputum exam | 27 | 4.2 |
Willingness to receive TB treatment management (n = 637) | ||
 Yes | 380 | 59.7 |
 No | 257 | 40.3 |