Table 1. Characteristics of clients presenting for VCT at KIWAKKUKI, Moshi, Tanzania, November 2003–January 2008.
| All first-time testers* (N = 6583) n (%) |
First-time testers with TB history (n = 225) n (%) |
P value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2927 (45) | 109 (48) | 0.251 |
| Female | 3639 (55) | 116 (52) | |
| Age, years | |||
| <25 | 2054 (31) | 27 (12) | <0.001‡ |
| 25–34 | 2354 (36) | 85 (38) | 0.556 |
| 35–44 | 1216 (19) | 67 (30) | <0.001‡ |
| >44 | 939 (14) | 46 (20) | 0.010‡ |
| Residence | |||
| Town | 3040 (47) | 95 (43) | 0.182 |
| Village | 3409 (53) | 128 (57) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 3192 (49) | 71 (32) | <0.001‡ |
| Cohabiting | 562 (9) | 22 (10) | 0.520 |
| Married | 1570 (24) | 68 (30) | 0.029‡ |
| Divorced/separated | 589 (9) | 23 (10) | 0.517 |
| Widowed | 627 (10) | 40 (18) | <0.001‡ |
| Education | |||
| None/primary (1–7 years) | 4395 (67) | 175 (78) | <0.001‡ |
| Occupation | |||
| Business | 1841 (28) | 71 (32) | 0.183 |
| Farming | 1390 (21) | 69 (32) | <0.001‡ |
| Salaried worker | 918 (14) | 19 (9) | 0.022‡ |
| Skilled worker | 623 (10) | 18 (9) | 0.502 |
| Unskilled worker | 472 (7) | 15 (7) | 0.820 |
| Student | 553 (8) | 4 (2) | <0.001‡ |
| Weekly expenses§ | |||
| 0–3000 Tsh | 1123 (18) | 43 (20) | 0.523 |
| 3000–7000 Tsh | 1292 (21) | 40 (18) | 0.390 |
| 7000–10 000 Tsh | 1319 (21) | 48 (22) | 0.766 |
| >10 000 Tsh | 2494 (40) | 87 (40) | 0.968 |
*
Excludes first-time testers who did not respond to questions about TB history.
†
P for χ2
‡
P significant, i.e., <0.05.
§
Tanzanian minimum wage = 65 000 Tsh/month.
VCT = voluntary counseling and testing; KIWAKKUKI = Kikundi cha Wanawake Kilimanjaro Kupambana na UKIMWI (Women Against AIDS in Kilimanjaro); TB = tuberculosis; Tsh = Tanzanian shillings.