Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Patients enrolled in National anti-TB drug resistance survey in Uganda; December 2009–February 2011.
| Characteristic | N (%) N = 1537 | Included for DST n (%) N = 1325 | Not included for DST n (%) N = 212 | p-value | |
| Sex | Male | 1018 (66.2) | 874 (66.5) | 144 (67.9) | 0.69 |
| FemaleMissing | 507 (33.0)12 (0.78) | 439 (33.5)12 (0.91) | 68 (32.1)– | ||
| Age | 13–14 | 33 (2.2) | 30 (2.30) | 3 (1.42) | 0.23 |
| 15–24 | 299 (19.5) | 263 (19.9) | 36 (17.0) | ||
| 25–34 | 521 (33.9) | 456 (34.4) | 65 (30.7) | ||
| 35–44 | 366 (23.8) | 309 (23.3) | 57 (25.9) | ||
| 45–54 | 167 (10.9) | 142 (10.7) | 25 (11.8) | ||
| >55 | 139 (9.04) | 113 (8.5) | 26 (12.3) | ||
| Missing | 12 (0.78) | 12 (0.91) | 0 | ||
| HIV results | Positive | 469 (30.5) | 399 (30.1) | 70 (33.0) | 0.28 |
| Negative | 1056 (68.7) | 914 (69.0) | 142 (66.9) | ||
| Missing | 12 (0.78) | 12 (0.91) | 0 | ||
| Previous history of TB treatment | |||||
| Yes | 140 (9.1) | 116 (8.7) | 24 (11.3) | 0.19 | |
| No | 1385 (90.1) | 1197(91.3) | 188 (88.7) | ||
| Missing | 12 (0.78) | 12 (0.91) | |||
| N = 140 | N = 116 | ||||
| Outcome of previous treatment | successful | 53 (37.9) | 44 (37.9) | 9 (37.5) | 0.97 |
| unsuccessful | 8762.1) | 72(62.1) | 15 (62.5) | ||
| unknown | – | ||||
| Homeless | yes | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | – | – |
| Prisoner | Yes | 7 | 4 | 3 | – |
p-values for the patients included and those not included in the analysis of drug resistance.