Table 2.
Socio-demographic variables, association member status and cost of diagnosis and treatment by patient profile
| Items | TB (n = 309) | HIV (n = 553) | Total (n = 862) | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | ||||
| Hauts-Bassins | 150 (48.5) | 298 (53.9) | 448 (52.0) | 0.151 |
| Centre | 159 (51.5) | 255 (46.1) | 414 (48.0) | |
| Area | ||||
| Rural | 227 (73.5) | 149 (26.9) | 376 (43.6) | <0.001 |
| Urban | 82 (26.5) | 404 (73.1) | 486 (56.4) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 87 (28.2) | 405 (73.2) | 492 (57.1) | <0.001 |
| Male | 222 (71.8) | 148 (26.8) | 370 (42.9) | |
| Age group | ||||
| <36.5 years old | 203 (65.7) | 280 (50.6) | 483 (56.0) | <0.001 |
| ≥36.5 years old | 106 (34.3) | 273 (49.4) | 379 (44.0) | |
| Education level | ||||
| No educated | 144 (46.6) | 270 (48.8) | 414 (48.0) | 0.579 |
| Educated | 165 (53.4) | 283 (51.2) | 448 (52.0) | |
| Profession | ||||
| Others | 238 (77.0) | 490 (88.6) | 728 (84.5) | <0.001 |
| Private and public sector | 71 (23.0) | 63 (11.4) | 134 (15.5) | |
| Member of health mutual | ||||
| No | 305 (98.7) | 534 (96.6) | 839 (97.3) | 0.099 |
| Yes | 4 (1.3) | 19 (3.4) | 23 (2.7) | |
| Member of association since you know your disease status | ||||
| No | 286 (92.6) | 263 (47.6) | 549 (63.7) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 23 (7.4) | 290 (52.4) | 313 (36.3) | |
| First choice for consultation when sick | ||||
| Healers | 47 (15.2) | 118 (21.3) | 165 (19.1) | 0.038 |
| Clinics | 262 (84.8) | 435 (78.7) | 697 (80.9) | |
| How expensive do you think TB diagnosis and treatment is in your country? | ||||
| Free of charge | 175 (56.6) | 0 (0.0) | 175 (20.3) | <0.001 |
| Reasonably priced | 47 (15.2) | 27 (4.9) | 74 (8.6) | |
| Somewhat/moderately expensive | 63 (20.4) | 204 (36.9) | 267 (31.0) | |
| Very expensive | 24 (7.8) | 322 (58.2) | 346 (40.1) | |
* The p values were performed based on the calculation of the Chi square test