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. 2024 Mar 1;14(11):2682. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2682

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)