TABLE 1.

Sample characteristics at 6 months of follow-up (N = 72).

Socio-demographics	N	%
Gender
Male	65	90.3
Female	7	9.7
Age
18–40	18	25.0
41–54	30	41.7
55 or more	24	33.3
Marital status
Married	56	77.8
Single, widowed, separated, divorced	16	22.2
Education
Primary or less	61	84.7
Post primary	11	15.3
Family income (monthly in Thai Baht)†
0–4999	18	25.0
5000–7999	29	40.3
8000 or more	25	34.7
Health variables
New TB patient	70	97.2
Retreatment TB patient	2	2.8
HIV negative	67	93.1
HIV positive/coinfected	5	6.9

TB, tuberculosis.

^†One US$ = 36 Thai Baht.