Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of included participants

Characteristic		n(%)
Age	≥ 45 years	266 (53.3%)
	> 45 years	233 (46.7%)
Sex	Male	385 (76.8%)
	Female	116 (23.2%)
BMI	Underweight (BMI < 18.5)	306 (61.7%)
	Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 25)	168 (33.9%)
	Overweight (BMI > 25)	22 (4.4%)
Employment	Employed	400 (80.0%)
	Unemployed	64 (12.8%)
	Student	36 (7.2%)
Household Income per month	< 3000 rupees	69 (14.2%)
	3000–5000 rupees	180 (37.0%)
	5001–10,000 rupees	172 (35.4%)
	> 10,000 rupees	65 (13.4%)
Household Size	≥ 4 people	269 (53.8%)
	< 4 people	231 (46.2%)
Location of First Carea	Private	304 (61.0%)
	Government	194 (39.0%)
Marital Status	Married/Living together	342 (68.3%)
	Not married	159 (31.7%)
Casteb	Other backward caste	356 (72.7%)
	Scheduled caste	134 (27.3%)
Municipality	Puducherry	366 (73.1%)
	Tamil Nadu	135 (26.9%)
Religion	Hinduism	447 (89.4%)
	Other	53 (10.6%)
Risky Alcohol Usec	No	297 (59.3%)
	Yes	204 (40.7%)
Smoking Status	Never	257 (51.3%)
	Yes (former/current)	244 (48.7%)
Mother’s Education	0 Years	372 (77.2%)
	> 0 Years	110 (22.8%)
Years of School	≤ 7 years	252 (50.6%)
	> 7 years	246 (49.4%)
Knowledge that TB is transmitted by cough	Yes	382 (76.2%)
	No	119 (23.8%)
Knowledge that TB is curable	Yes	469 (93.6%)
	No	32 (6.4%)

^aPrivate facilities include pharmacies, private allopathic clinics, medical college hospitals, and non-allopathic clinics. Government facilities included government hospitals, PHCs, and municipal corporation hospitals

^bScheduled castes and tribes are among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. These groups have been designated by the Government of India to receive special programming and legislation to promote empowerment and development

^cRisky alcohol use was assessed using the AUDIT-C score, which incorporates information based on habitual frequency and volume of alcohol use as well as binge drinking tendencies