Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of tuberculosis patients enrolled in VDOT Pilot Study, 2010–2012

Variables	Total (n=52) n (%)	San Diego (n=43) n (%)	Tijuana (n=9) n (%)
Spends time on both sides of border	6 (11.5)	6 (13.9)	0 (0)
Age (n=50)
Mean (SD)	37.3 (17.6)	39.0 (17.6)	28.1 (15.3)
Range	18–86	18–86	18–65
Gender
Male	27 (51.9)	23 (53.5)	4 (44.4)
Female	25 (48.1)	20 (46.5)	5 (55.6)
Race/Ethnicity (n=51)
Asian	13 (25.5)	13 (31.0)	0 (0)
African American/Black	3 ( 5.9)	3 ( 7.1)	0 (0)
Hispanic/Latino	26 (51.0)	17 (40.4)	9 ( 100)
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian	2 ( 3.9)	2 ( 4.8)	0 (0)
Caucasian/White	6 (11.7)	6 (14.3)	0 (0)
Other/Mixed Race	1 ( 2.0)	1 ( 2.4)	0 (0)
Highest Level of Education (n=49)
Primary school or below	12 (24.5)	7 (16.7)	5 (71.4)
High school graduate	9 (18.3)	9 (21.4)	0 (0)
Some college or above	28 (57.2)	26 (61.9)	2 (28.6)
Housing Status (n=50)
Lives in own home	35 (70.0)	30 (71.4)	5 (62.5)
Lives in parent’s home	8 (16.0)	7 (16.7)	1 (12.5)
Lives in someone else’s home	7 (14.0)	5 (11.9)	2 (25.0)
Behavioral Risk Factors (n=50)
Frequency of alcohol use in past year
Never/Rarely	34 (68.0)	28 (66.7)	6 (75.0)
1–2 days/week	12 (24.0)	10 (23.8)	2 (25.0)
3–7 days/week	4 ( 8.0)	4 ( 9.5)	0 (0)
Smoked cigarettes in past year	7 (14.0)	6 (14.3)	1 (12.5)
Ever used marijuana	13 (26.0)	10 (23.8)	3 (37.5)
Ever used illegal drugs	4 ( 8.0)	2 ( 4.8)	2 (25.0)
Ever injected illegal drugs	1 ( 2.0)	1 ( 2.3)	0 (0)
TB-Related Stigma Concerns (n=49)
Felt it is was embarrassing to have a DOT worker visit home or work	17 (34.7)	17 (41.5)	0 (0)
Worried about family and close friends finding out about TB	17 (34.7)	15 (36.6)	2 (25.0)
Worried about acquaintances, neighbors or coworkers finding out about TB	21 (42.9)	19 (46.3)	2 (25.0)