TABLE 1.
Patients’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 208).
| Variable | n | % | Median | IQR | Mean ± s.d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 71 | 34.1 | - | - | - |
| Male | 137 | 65.9 | - | - | - |
| Age in years | - | - | 38.5 | 30.3–54.0 | 42.4 ± 38.5 |
| Disease classification | - | ||||
| EPTB | 25 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
| PTB | 174 | 83.7 | - | - | - |
| TB treatment duration in months | - | - | 2.51 | 1–4 | - |
| Whether patient is using alcohol | |||||
| No | 120 | 57.7 | - | - | - |
| Yes | 81 | 38.9 | - | - | - |
| Not recorded | 7 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| Whether patient is using tobacco | |||||
| No | 130 | 62.5 | - | - | - |
| Yes | 69 | 33.2 | - | - | - |
| Not recorded | 9 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| Oslo support scale score | - | - | - | - | 10.3 ± 2.32 |
| HIV status | |||||
| HIV negative | 80 | 38.5 | - | - | - |
| HIV positive | 118 | 56.7 | - | - | - |
| Not recorded | 10 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| PHQ-9 symptom severity | |||||
| Minimal symptoms | 112 | 53.8 | - | - | - |
| Mild symptoms | 47 | 22.6 | - | - | - |
| Moderate symptoms | 39 | 18.8 | - | - | - |
| Severe symptoms | 10 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| HIV coinfected patients (N = 118) | |||||
| Whether patient is on ART | |||||
| On ART | 84 | 71.2 | - | - | - |
| Not on ART | 23 | 19.5 | - | - | - |
| Not recorded | 11 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| PHQ-9 symptom severity | |||||
| Minimal symptoms | 59 | 50.0 | - | - | - |
| Mild symptoms | 31 | 26.3 | - | - | - |
| Moderate symptoms | 21 | 17.8 | - | - | - |
| Severe symptoms | 10 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; EPTB, extrapulmonary tuberculosis; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, inter-quartile range; PHQ-9, patient health questionnaire-9; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; s.d., standard deviation.