Table II.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients enrolled into the study.
| Health facility | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubulo HCIV | Butiru HCIII | Total | ||
| Characteristic | Category | N=79 (%) | N=46 (%) | N=125 (%) |
| Sex | Male | 22 (27.85) | 9 (19.57) | 31 (24.80) |
| Female | 57 (72.15) | 37 (80.43) | 94 (75.20) | |
| Age | 18-29 | 18 (22.78) | 17 (36.96) | 35 (28.00) |
| 30-49 | 29 (36.71) | 20 (43.48) | 49 (39.20) | |
| 50 and above | 32 (40.51) | 9 (19.57) | 41 (32.80) | |
| Marital status | Single | 15 (18.99) | 5 (10.87) | 20 (16.00) |
| Currently married | 35 (44.30) | 20 (43.48) | 55 (44.00) | |
| Cohabiting | 10 (12.66) | 13 (28.26) | 23 (18.4) | |
| Widowed/divorced | 19 (24.05) | 8 (17.39) | 27 (21.60) | |
| Employment status | Unemployed | 65 (82.28) | 39 (84.78) | 104 (83.20) |
| Employed | 14 (17.72) | 7 (15.22) | 21 (16.80) | |
| Education level | Primary | 50 (63.29) | 33 (71.74) | 83 (66.40) |
| Post-primary | 29 (36.71) | 13 (28.26) | 42 (33.60) | |
| Household size | 1-5 | 42 (53.16) | 27 (58.71) | 69 (55.20) |
| 6 and above | 37 (46.84) | 19 (41.30) | 56 (44.80) | |
| Cost of one-way journey | 500-2,000 | 57 (72.15) | 38 (82.61) | 95 (76.00) |
| to the health facility (UGX) | Above 2,000 | 22 (27.85) | 8 (17.39) | 30 (24.00) |
| Main reason for the visit | Non-TB symptoms | 56 (70.89) | 9 (19.57) | 65 (52.00) |
| TB symptoms | 23 (29.11) | 37 (80.43) | 60 (48.00) | |