Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics, by adherence status.
| Stigma scales | Possible range | No missed doses (N=258) | Missed doses (N=201) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (Std dev) | Mean (Std dev) | |||
| Perceived TB stigma | 0 to 33 | 17.99 (4.72) | 18.81 (5.25) | 0.09 |
| Experience/Felt TB stigma | 0 to 36 | 19.40 (4.36) | 20.47 (4.47) | 0.01 |
| Perceived AIDS stigma | 0 to 33 | 18.28 (5.18) | 18.97 (5.25) | 0.16 |
| Experienced/Felt AIDS stigma | 0 to 30 | 19.58 (3.37) | 19.92 (3.82) | 0.31 |
| Continuous characteristics | Median (Range) | Median (Range) | ||
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| Age | ||||
| Age in years | 38 (18–79) | 34 (18–78) | 0.008 | |
| Income | ||||
| Thousand Baht per month | 10 (0–90) | 10 (1–60) | 0.76 | |
| Categorical characteristics | N (%) | N (%) | ||
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | 167 (64.7) | 134 (66.7) | 0.66 | |
| Female | 91 (35.3) | 67 (33.3) | ||
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| Religion | ||||
| Buddhist | 173 (67.1) | 129 (64.2) | 0.62 | |
| Muslim | 85 (32.9) | 70 (34.8) | ||
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| Education | ||||
| Less than primary school | 87 (33.7) | 65 (32.3) | 0.59 | |
| Completed primary | 100 (38.8) | 87 (43.3) | ||
| Completed secondary | 71 (27.5) | 49 (24.4) | ||
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| Directly Observed Therapy | ||||
| None | 116 (45.0) | 136 (67.7) | <0.0001 | |
| Health care worker | 65 (25.2) | 19 (9.5) | ||
| Family member | 77 (29.8) | 46 (22.9) | ||
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| TB Knowledge: Cure | ||||
| No | 9 (3.5) | 7 (3.5) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 249 (96.5) | 194 (96.5) | ||
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| TB Knowledge: Cause | ||||
| Infection | 34 (13.2) | 48 (23.9) | 0.003 | |
| Non-infectious cause | 224 (86.8) | 153 (76.1) | ||
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| TB Knowledge†: | ||||
| TB increases chance of AIDS | 123 (47.7) | 110 (54.7) | 0.13 | |
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| TB/AIDS | ||||
| AIDS increases chance of TB | 188 (72.9) | 145 (72.1) | 0.86 | |
| TB, AIDS symptoms appear similar | 178 (69.0) | 146 (72.6) | 0.40 | |
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| HIV Status‡ | ||||
| Negative | 64 (24.8) | 40 (19.9) | 0.07 | |
| Positive | 32 (12.4) | 40 (19.9) | ||
| Unknown | 162 (62.8) | 121 (60.2) | ||
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| Symptoms§ | ||||
| Cough | 134 (51.9) | 101 (50.2) | 0.55 | |
| Hemoptysis | 65 (25.2) | 49 (24.4) | ||
| Non-cough | 59 (22.9) | 51 (25.3) | ||
*
P-values for t-test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, and chi-square test, as appropriate
†
Responses are not mutually exclusive
‡
Self-reported
§
Cough and hemoptysis may include other symptoms; non-cough primarily includes weight loss, fever, chest ache/pain, swollen neck, and/or fatigue