Table 1. Socio-demographic profile of the TB patients (n=593).
| Socio-demographic profile of the TB patients (n=593) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ADR (Yes) | (%) | ADR (No) | (%) | n | (%) | Chi-squared and p values |
| Age categories | |||||||
| ≤15 Years | 8 | 1.3 | 23 | 3.9 | 31 | 5.2 | Chi-squared=1.329
p value: 0.722 |
| 16 –30 years | 79 | 13.3 | 184 | 31 | 263 | 44.4 | |
| 31 –60 Years | 75 | 12.6 | 179 | 30.2 | 254 | 42.8 | |
| >61 Years | 10 | 1.7 | 35 | 5.9 | 45 | 7.6 | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 78 | 45.3 | 256 | 60.8 | 343 | 57.8 | Chi-squared=15.505
p value: 0.0001 |
| Female | 94 | 54.7 | 156 | 37.1 | 250 | 42.2 | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Divorce/separated/widow | 5 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.4 | 11 | 2.0 | Chi-squared=5.407
p value: 0.067 |
| Married | 99 | 57.6 | 282 | 67.0 | 381 | 64.2 | |
| Single | 68 | 39.5 | 133 | 31.6 | 201 | 33.8 | |
| Education status | |||||||
| Illiterate | 30 | 17.4 | 69 | 16.4 | 99 | 16.7 | Chi-squared=2.466
p value: 0.651 |
| Primary | 56 | 32.6 | 165 | 39.2 | 221 | 37.3 | |
| Secondary | 43 | 25.0 | 96 | 22.8 | 139 | 23.4 | |
| Higher secondary | 27 | 15.7 | 55 | 13.1 | 82 | 13.8 | |
| Graduate and above | 16 | 9.3 | 36 | 8.6 | 52 | 8.8 | |
| Occupational status | |||||||
| Daily labourer/farmer/cultivator | 28 | 16.3 | 147 | 34.9 | 175 | 29.5 | Chi-squared=24.5266
p value: 0.0001 |
| Employed | 30 | 17.4 | 74 | 17.6 | 104 | 17.5 | |
| Housewife | 56 | 32.6 | 85 | 20.2 | 141 | 23.8 | |
| Business or professional | 42 | 24.4 | 77 | 18.3 | 119 | 20.1 | |
| Student | 16 | 9.3 | 38 | 9.0 | 54 | 9.1 | |