Table 1 Characteristics of patients on treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in Bhavnagar during January–June 2019 (n = 458)
Characteristic | Number (%) or median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |
Age, years | 35 (23–50) |
Male | 319 (70) |
Educational status | |
No formal education | 284 (62) |
Primary (7th pass) | 114 (25) |
Secondary (10th pass) and above | 60 (13) |
Married | 332 (72) |
Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe | 142 (31) |
Extended family (vs nuclear family) | 381 (83) |
Urban residence | 325 (71) |
Economic characteristics | |
DBT received for this episode of TB | 405 (88) |
Amount of DBT received in USD | 43 (41–43) |
Family income in USD | 129 (100–186) |
Below poverty line card | 146 (32) |
Standard of living (SLI) index | |
Low (SLI score 1–7) | 141 (31) |
Middle/high (SLI score 8–23) | 317 (69) |
Employed in paid work before TB diagnosis | 259 (57) |
Currently in paid work | 204 (45) |
Sole earner in the family | 85 (19) |
Clinical characteristics | |
Sputum acid-fast bacillus smear grade | |
Negative | 112 (25) |
Scanty | 70 (15) |
1+ | 126 (27) |
2+ | 50 (11) |
3+ | 100 (22) |
HIV positive | 8 (2) |
Diabetes | 35 (8) |
Current tobacco smoking | 119 (26) |
Current regular alcohol consumption | 20 (4) |
Intensive phase of TB treatment | 195 (43) |
First TB visit with a private provider | 60 (13) |
Hospitalized due to TB at the first visit | 66 (14) |
Number of days into TB treatment at the time of study enrolment | 69 (29–116) |