Table 2.
Characteristics of tuberculosis positive people identified in the Zambian national tuberculosis prevalence survey, 2013–14, by age group (15–54 years and 55 years and above)
| Characteristics | Younger (15–54 yrs) n = 211 |
Older (≥55 yrs) n = 54 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 36 | 66 | |
| Sex | Male | 122 (57.8%) | 30 (55.6%) |
| Location | Urban | 126 (59.7%) | 22 (40.3%) |
| Rural | 74 (35.2%) | 35 (64.8%) | |
| Education | No schooling | 8 (3.8%) | 18 (33.3%) |
| Primary | 98 (46.5%) | 24 (44.4%) | |
| Secondary | 100 (47.4%) | 9 (16.7%) | |
| Tertiary | 5 (2.4%) | 3 (5.6%) | |
| Socioeconomic status | n = 175 | n = 43 | |
| Lowest | 31 (17.7%) | 4 (9.3%) | |
| Lower | 29 (16.6%) | 8 (18.6%) | |
| Middle | 51 (29.1%) | 14 (32.6%) | |
| Higher | 39 (22.3%) | 14 (32.6%) | |
| Highest | 25 (14.3%) | 3 (7%) | |
| Number in Household | n = 184 | n = 53 | |
| 1–4 | 45 (24.5%) | 13 (24.5%) | |
| 5–8 | 101 (54.9%) | 28 (52.8%) | |
| 9 + −12 | 38 (20.7%) | 12 (22.7%) | |
| Family member treated for TB | n = 210 | n = 51 | |
| Yes | 38 (18.1%) | 3 (5.9%) | |
| HIV-infected (among those with TB) | (n = 107) | (n = 27) | |
| 33 (30.8%) | 3 (11.1%) | ||
| Transport used to visit nearest facility | n = 211 | n = 54 | |
| Walk | 188 (89.1%) | 42 (77.8%) | |
| Bicycle | 8 (3.8%) | 6 (11.1%) | |
| Other | 15 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Travel time to nearest facility | < 1 h | 173 (82%) | 38 (70.7%) |
| 1 to 3 h | 34 (16.1%) | 15 (27.8%) | |
| >3 h | 4 (1.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | |