Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and health seeking behavior of study participants by study group

Characteristic	Intervention (Inpatient VCT) N = 251	Control VCT post-discharge N = 249	Total N = 500	Test statistics (comparing intervention and control)
Demographic characteristics
Age
Mean, std dev	34.4 ± 11.0	32.5 ± 11.1	33.5 ± 11.1	t = 1.98, P = 0.049*
Sex
Male	109 (43.4%)	96 (38.6%)	205 (41.0%)	χ2 = 1.23, P = 0.268
Education level
None	22 (8.8%)	21 (8.4%)	43 (8.6%)	χ2 = 1.42, P = 0.701
Primary	133 (53.0%)	120 (48.2%)	253 (50.5%)
Secondary	80 (31.9)	89 (35.7)	169 (33.8%)
Tertiary	16 (6.4%)	19 (7.6%)	35 (7.0%)
Monthly income in Uganda shillings
< 50,000	88 (35.1%)	107 (43.0%)	195 (39.0%)	χ2 = 3.35, P = 0.187
50–100,000	55 (21.9%)	46 (18.5%)	101 (20.2%)
> 100,000	108 (43.0%)	96 (38.6%)	204 (40.8%)
Marital status
Married and/or living together	137 (54.6%)	118 (47.4%)	255 (0.51)	χ2 = 10.14, P = 0.017*
Not married, not living with someone	44 (17.5%)	72 (29.3%)	116 (23.3%)
Separated/Divorced	46 (18.3%)	40 (16.2%)	86 (17.3)
Widowed	24 (9.6%)	16 (6.5%)	40 (8.1%)
Health care provider encounters (in the year prior to baseline)
Received treatment in a medical clinic
No	17 (6.9%)	21 (8.6%)	38 (7.7%)	χ2 = 0.47, P = 0.491
Yes	229 (93.1%)	224 (91.4%)	453 (92.3%)
Received treatment from a traditional healer (n = 480)
No	116 (48.3%)	128 (53.3%)	244 (50.8%)	χ2 = 1.20, P = 0.273
Yes	124 (51.7%)	112 (46.7%)	236 (49.2%)
Admitted to the hospital
No	189 (75.3%)	175 (70.6%)	364 (73.0%)	χ2 = 1.43, P = 0.232
Yes	62 (24.7%)	73 (29.4%)	135 (27.1%)
Diagnosed with tuberculosis in previous 5 years
No	199 (81.2%)	207 (83.8%)	406 (82.5%)	χ2 = 0.57, P = 0.451
Yes	46 (18.8%)	40 (16.2%)	86 (17.5%)