Table 1.
Study population characteristics.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (N = 214) | |
| Female | 51 (23.8) |
| Male | 163 (76.2) |
| Age in years (N = 214) | |
| ≤40 | 134 (62.6) |
| >40 | 80 (37.4) |
| Occupation (N = 214) | |
| Student/teacher | 28 (13.08) |
| Merchant | 46 (21.50 |
| Farmer/fisher | 39 (18.22) |
| Housewife | 42 (19.63) |
| Killed worker/employee | 15 (7.01) |
| Labor/artist | 44 (20.56) |
| Current marital status (N = 214) | |
| Single | 48 (22.4) |
| Married | 165 (77.1) |
| Divorced | 1 (0.5) |
| Address (N = 214) | |
| Bamako | 98 (45.8) |
| Region | 76 (35.5) |
| Living outside Mali | 40 (18.70) |
| Tobacco (N = 214) | |
| Yes | 68 (31.8) |
| No | 146 (68.2) |
| HIV | |
| Positive | 24 (11.2) |
| Negative | 190 (88.8) |
| Sputum Smear result | |
| Acid Fast Bacilli <3+ | 48 (35.82) |
| Acid Fast Bacilli 3+ | 86 (64.18) |
| Number of previous TB treatment (N = 214) | |
| First episode | 9 (4.2) |
| Episode 2 or 3 | 176 (82.2) |
| Episode ≥4 | 29 (13.6) |
| Had contact with TB Patient before being sick (N = 214) | |
| Yes | 41 (19.2) |
| No | 173 (80.8) |
| Result of last treatment (N = 214) | |
| Failure | 173 (80.3) |
| Relapse | 14 (19.2) |
| Treatment interruption (N = 214) | |
| Yes | 43 (20.1) |
| No | 171 (79.9) |
| Comorbidity (N = 214) | |
| No | 205 (95.8) |
| Diabetes | 6 (2.8) |
| Others* | 3 (1.4) |
| Alcohol consumption (N = 214) | |
| Yes | 18 (8.4) |
| No | 196 (91.6) |
*
Hypertension (1 case), Pott’s disease (1 case) and adrenal insufficiency (1 case).