Table 2. Characteristics of TB patients with TBCD.
| Variables | Overall: 385/672 (57.3%) | Pre-lockdown: 128/213 (60.1%) | Lockdown: 109/189 (57.7%) | Post-lockdown 148/270 (54.8%) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 34 (26–43) | 33 (26–45) | 32 (27–41) | 35 (25–43) | 0.147* |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 151 (39.2) | 55 (43.0) | 38 (34.9) | 58 (39.2) | 0.444** |
| Male | 234 (60.7) | 73 (57.0) | 71 (65.1) | 71 (65.1) | |
| Distance to TB care (KM), median (IQR) | 6 (3.4–11) | 6 (4–11) | 5 (3.3–10) | 6 (3.4–11) | 0.84* |
| Area of residence | |||||
| Rural | 108 (28.1) | 47 (36.7) | 35 (32.1) | 26 (17.6) | 0.001** |
| Urban | 277 (71.9) | 81 (63.3) | 74 (67.9) | 122 (82.4) | |
| HIV status (91 responses missing) | |||||
| Negative | 198 (67.4) | 75 (70.8) | 58 (68.2) | 65 (63.1) | 0.489** |
| Positive | 96 (32.7) | 31 (29.3) | 27 (31.8) | 38 (36.9) | |
| Employment Status (90 responses missing) | |||||
| Unemployed | 79 (26.5) | 24 (22.6) | 22 (25.9) | 32 (31.1) | 0.381** |
| Employed | 216 (73.5) | 82 (77.4) | 63 (74.1) | 71 (68.9) | |
| Quantiles of SES* (102 responses missing) | |||||
| Lower | 92 (32.5) | 43 (41.4) | 25 (30.1) | 24 (25.0) | 0.155** |
| Middle | 90 (31.8) | 27 (26.0) | 28 (33.7) | 35 (36.5) | |
| Upper | 101 (35.7) | 34 (32.7) | 30 (36.1) | 37 (38.5) | |
TB: Tuberculosis, Km: Kilometers, IQR: Interquartile Range, HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, SES: Socioeconomic status
*Kruskal Wallis Test used,
**Chi-Squared Test used