Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of tuberculosis patients diagnosed through active case finding (ACF) and passive case finding (PCF), Nepal, 2018
Patient features | ACF N = 50 | PCF n = 49 | All n = 100 | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 18 (36) | 11 (22) | 29 (29) | 0.139 |
Male | 32 (64) | 38 (77) | 70 (71) | |
Age group | ||||
15–24 | 7 (14) | 5 (10) | 12 (12) | 0.367 |
25–34 | 3 (6) | 10 (20) | 13 (13) | |
35–44 | 9 (18) | 8 (16) | 17 (17) | |
45–54 | 10 (20) | 8 (16) | 18 (18) | |
55–64 | 10 (20) | 6 (12) | 16 (16) | |
65+ | 11 (22) | 12 (24) | 23 (26) | |
Education statusb | ||||
No education or illiterate | 14 (28) | 18 (36) | 32 (32) | 0.536 |
Literate | 12 (24) | 8 (16) | 20 (20) | |
Basic schools | 20 (40) | 16 (32) | 36 (36) | |
Secondary schools | 4 (8) | 6 (12) | 10 (10) | |
Master’s | – | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 29 (58) | 18 (36) | 47 (47) | 0.229 |
Homemaker | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 11 (11) | |
Others | 15 (30) | 26 (53) | 41 (41) | |
Patient as main income earner | ||||
Yes | 19 (38) | 17 (34) | 36 (36) | 0.677 |
Source of drinking water | ||||
Piped | 24 (48) | 25 (50) | 49 (49) | 0.804 |
Well | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 3 (3) | |
Other | 25 (50) | 23 (46) | 48 (48) | |
Toilet facilities | ||||
No toilets | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | 7 (7) | 0.936 |
latrine | 36 (72) | 38 (76) | 74 (74) | |
Public sewage | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | 7 (7) | |
Septic tank | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 11 (11) | |
Assetsc | ||||
Electricity | 43 (86) | 43 (86) | 86 (86) | 1 |
Radio | 18 (36) | 24 (48) | 42 (42) | 0.224 |
Mobile phone | 42 (84) | 45 (90) | 87 (87) | 0.372 |
Table | 22 (44) | 22 (44) | 44 (44) | 1 |
Chair | 23 (46) | 25 (50) | 48 (48) | 0.689 |
Bed | 44 (88) | 43 (86) | 87 (87) | 0.766 |
Cupboard | 14 (28) | 17 (34) | 31 (31) | 0.517 |
Clock | 14 (28) | 14 (28) | 28 (28) | 1 |
Fan | 18 (36) | 18 (36) | 36 (36) | 1 |
Watch | 20 (40) | 22 (44) | 42 (42) | 0.685 |
Bicycle | 22 (44) | 18 (36) | 40 (40) | 0.414 |
Television | 16 (32) | 19 (38) | 35 (35) | 0.529 |
Livestock, small | 37 (74) | 40 (80) | 77 (77) | 0.476 |
Livestock, large | 31 (62) | 28 (56) | 59 (59) | 0.542 |