Table 1.
Demographic and social factors of participants interviewed about their TB treatment experiences
| Location | Urban (Balimo) | 7/17 (41.2%) |
| Outlying village | 10/17 (58.8%) | |
| Sex | Male | 11/17 (64.7%) |
| Female | 6/17 (35.3%) | |
| Age | 18–30 | 4/17 (23.5%) |
| 31–40 | 6/17 (35.3%) | |
| 41–50 | 3/17 (17.6%) | |
| 51–60 | 2/17 (11.8%) | |
| 61–70 | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| Unknown | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| Education | Primary (Grades 1–6) | 8/17 (47.1%) |
| High school (Grades 7–12) | 3/17 (17.6%) | |
| College/Tertiary | 4/17 (23.5%) | |
| Unknown | 2/17 (11.8%) | |
| Living status | Employed | 4/17 (23.5%) |
| Predominantly subsistence | 10/17 (58.8%) | |
| Student | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| Home duties | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| Unknown | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| Relationship status | Married | 13/17 (76.5%) |
| Separated | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| Unmarried | 3/17 (17.6%) |