Table 1. Characteristics of enrolled patients (N = 651).
| Variable | n (%) |
| Male | 374 (57.5) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 86 (13.2) |
| 25–34 | 206 (31.6) |
| 35–44 | 182 (28.0) |
| ≥45 | 177 (27.2) |
| Type of TB | |
| Smear-positive pulmonary TB | 294 (45.2) |
| Smear-negative pulmonary TB | 226 (34.7) |
| Extra-pulmonary TB | 131 (20.1) |
| HIV infection | |
| No | 359 (55.1) |
| Yes | 281 (43.2) |
| Unknown | 11 (1.7) |
| Setting | |
| Non-pilot (Kilosa and Mwanza) | 325 (49.9) |
| Pilot (Mufindi and Arusha) | 326 (50.1) |
| Location | |
| Urban (Arusha and Mwanza) | 324 (49.8) |
| Rural (Kilosa and Mufindi) | 327 (50.2) |
| Treatment phase | |
| Intensive | 321 (49.3) |
| Continuation | 330 (50.7) |
| Information prior visit | |
| Announced | 214 (32.9) |
| Non-announced | 437 (67.1) |