Utilization and expenses of outpatient services among tuberculosis patients in three Chinese counties: an observational comparison study

Table 2 Demographic and socioeconomic status of Tuberculosis patients by survey period (percentage)

	Total		Dantu		Yangzhong		Jurong
	Baseline	Final	Baseline	Final	Baseline	Final	Baseline	Final
	n = 230	n = 174	n = 80	n = 49	n = 77	n = 64	n = 73	n = 61
Sex
Men	71.3	70.7	68.8	79.6	74.0	67.2	71.2	67.2
Women	28.7	29.3	31.3	20.4	26.0	32.8	28.8	32.8
Age
Mean (years)	59.2	62.6*	57.8	60.5	60.0	66.0*	60.1	60.8
Age group
< 30	6.1	5.2	3.8	8.2	7.8	3.1	6.8	4.9
30–59	36.1	28.7	45.0	30.6	31.2	23.4	31.5	32.8
≥ 60	57.8	66.1	51.3	61.2	61.0	73.4	61.6	62.3
Education level
Primary school and below	55.2	64.9	47.5	49.0	50.6	75.0*	68.5	67.2
Middle school	34.8	24.1	42.5	36.7	33.8	21.9	27.4	16.4
High school	7.4	5.7	10.0	6.1	10.4	1.6	1.4	9.8
College and above	2.6	4.6	0.0	6.1	5.2	1.6	2.7	6.6
Missing	0.0	0.6	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Occupational status
Employed/farmer	46.1	39.1*	52.5	46.9	37.7	34.4*	47.9	37.7*
Unemployed	8.3	9.2	12.5	16.3	2.6	7.8	9.6	4.9
Retired	41.3	24.7	28.8	24.5	53.2	25.0	42.5	24.6
Disabled	3.9	12.6	6.3	10.2	5.2	15.6	0.0	11.5
Other	0.4	14.4	0.0	2.0	1.3	17.2	0.0	21.3
Income
Mean (thousand yuan)	13.5	10.8*	13.8	12.5	16.2	10.0*	10.3	10.2
Income group
Low	24.3	24.7	20.0	20.4	18.2	20.3	35.6	32.8
Middle	50.0	49.4	52.5	46.9	50.6	59.4	46.6	41.0
High	23.9	24.7	23.8	32.7	31.2	20.3	16.4	23.0
Missing	1.7	1.1	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	3.3
Health insurance
None	2.2	5.2	0.0	4.1	6.5	3.1	0.0	8.2*
Resident health insurance	86.1	81.6	90.0	79.6	77.9	82.8	90.4	82.0
Other health insurance	11.7	13.2	10.0	16.3	15.6	14.1	9.6	9.8
Residence
Rural	90.4	89.7	96.3	87.8	83.1	84.4	91.8	96.7
Urban	9.1	9.2	3.8	8.2	15.6	15.6	8.2	3.3
Unified	0.4	1.1	0.0	4.1	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Diagnosis category
New patient	73.9	73.6	81.3	69.4	67.5	62.5	72.6	88.5*
Relapsed patient	26.1	26.4	18.8	30.6	32.5	37.5	27.4	11.5

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