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. 2015 May 28;10(5):e0128298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128298

Table 2. Latent factors and their corresponding risk factors.

Latent factors Risk factors
Socioeconomic x1 Population density
x2 Gross domestic product per capita
x3 Per capita disposable income of urban residents
x4 Per capita net income of rural residents
x5 Per capita consumption of urban residents
x6 Per capita consumption of rural residents
x7 Per capita housing area of urban residents
x8 Per capita housing area of rural residents
x9 Life expectancy
Health resource x10 Health institute beds per 1000 people
x11 Medical technical personnel per 1000 people
Health service x12 Child immunization rate (%)
x13 Immunization coverage rate (%)
x14 Infant mortality (‰)
TB detection x15 Proportion of suspected TB patients treated
x16 Notification rate of new smear-positive TB patients
x17 Notification rate of re-treatment smear-positive TB patients
TB treatment x18 Cure rate of new smear-positive TB patients
x19 Cure rate of re-treatment smear-positive TB patients
TB prevention x20 Personnel allocation for TB prevention and control per 100,000 people
x21 Time interval between the directly observed therapy short course implementation and drug-resistant monitoring date
Climate x22 Annual average temperature
x23 Annual average humidity
x24 Annual sunshine hours
x25 Annual precipitation
Geography x26 Annual average pressure
x27 Proportion of mountains and hills (%)
x28 Proportion of plains (%)