TABLE 1.

Socio-economic characteristics of 123 patients who initiated DOTS treatment in DOTS treatment centres

Sources of variability	n (%)
Referred patients who attended treatment centre and were started on treatment (N = 203)	123 (60.6)
Age, years (n = 123)
Mean ± SD	30.6 ± 14.6
Median [IQR]	26 [20–37]
<20	24 (19.5)
20–39	69 (56.1)
40–59	24 (19.5)
≥60	6 (4.9)
Sex (n = 123)
Male	48 (39.1)
Female	75 (60.9)
Highest level of education (n = 123)
No schooling	26 (21.1)
Primary	37 (30.1)
Secondary	24 (19.5)
Higher secondary	18 (14.6)
Graduated	16 (13.0)
Other	2 (1.6)
Marital status (n = 123)
Single	44 (35.8)
Married	77 (62.6)
Widow/widower	2 (1.6)
Occupation (n = 123)
Currently working	67 (54.4)
Housewife	18 (14.6)
Student	19 (15.5)
Unemployed and retired	19 (15.5)
Number of household members (n = 123), mean ± SD	5.0 ± 2.3
<5	60 (48.8)
≥5	63 (51.2)
Monthly household income (in BDT) (n = 123), median [IQR]*	12 000 [9000–20 000]
<10 000	33 (26.8)
10 000–19 999	58 (47.2)
20 000–29 999	15 (12.2)
≥30 000	17 (13.8)
Smoking history (n = 119)
Current smoker	9 (7.6)
Ex-smoker	19 (15.9)
Never smoked	91 (76.5)

^*1 BDT = US$0.01.

SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range; BDT = Bangladeshi Taka.