Table 1. Characteristics of Study Participants.
| CHWs utilized n = 1499* | CHWs not utilized n = 1279* | p- value | |
| Age | 29.88 (mean) SD 13.39 | 32.73 (mean) SD 14.24 | <0.001 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 790 (52.70) | 660 (51.60) | 0.563 |
| Female | 709 (47.30) | 619 (48.40) | |
| Disease Classification | |||
| Pulmonary Smear Positive (PSP) | 287 (19.15) | 936 (73.18) | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary Smear Negative (PSN) | 839 (56.0) | 40 (3.13) | |
| Extra Pulmonary TB (EPTB) | 371 (24.75) | 299 (23.38) | |
| Missing | 2 (0.13) | 4 (0.31) | |
| Patient Classification | |||
| New | 1128 (75.25) | 1106 (86.47) | <0.001 |
| Retreatment | 329 (21.95) | 110 (8.60) | |
| Missing | 42 (2.80) | 63 (4.93) | |
| Accepted HIV Screening | |||
| No | 87 (5.80) | 287 (22.44) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1412 (94.20) | 992 (77.56) | |
| Location | |||
| Rural | 448 (29.89) | 785 (61.38) | <0.001 |
| Urban | 1051 (70.11) | 494 (38.62) | |
| Adherence to treatment | |||
| No | 215(14.34) | 343 (26.82) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1237 (82.52) | 875 (68.41) | |
| missing | 47 (3.14) | 61 (4.77) |
*All data are n(%).
CHW, community health worker.