Table 2.
Comparison Of Patient Characteristics Among The Three Groups
| Characteristic | Total Registered Patients At The Hospital (n=268) | Patients Interviewed At The Hospital (n=202) | Patients Interviewed At Their Home (n=111) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 83 (31.0) | 67 (33.2) | 34 (30.6) |
| Male | 185 (69.0) | 135 (66.8) | 77 (69.4) |
| Age (Median, IQR) | 37 (27, 49) | 36 (26, 48) | 38 (27, 48) |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Han | 199 (74.3) | 140 (69.3) | 83 (74.8) |
| Other | 69 (25.7) | 62 (30.7) | 28 (25.2) |
| Occupation before MDR-TB | |||
| Migrant worker | 55 (20.5) | 52 (25.7) | 26 (23.4) |
| Farmer | 103 (38.4) | 61 (30.2) | 40 (36.0) |
| Government worker | 15 (5.6) | 15 (7.4) | 5 (4.5) |
| Company worker | 37 (13.8) | 37 (18.3) | 17 (15.3) |
| Student | 26 (9.7) | 26 (12.9) | 16 (14.4) |
| Unemployed | 32 (11.9) | 11 (5.4) | 7 (6.3) |
| Area of residence | |||
| Urban | 46 (17.2) | 41 (20.3) | 19 (17.1) |
| Rural | 222 (82.8) | 161 (79.7) | 92 (82.9) |
| Classification of MDR-TB | |||
| Primary | 24 (9.0) | 21 (10.4) | 11 (9.9) |
| Secondary | 244 (91.0) | 181 (89.6) | 100 (90.1) |
| Duration of treatment (months) | |||
| <12 | 76 (28.4) | 60 (29.7) | 35 (31.5) |
| 12–24 | 192 (71.6) | 142 (70.3) | 76 (68.5) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | – | 78 (38.6) | 38 (34.2) |
| Married | – | 124 (61.4) | 73 (65.8) |
| Education level | |||
| Primary school or less | – | 60 (29.7) | 39 (35.1) |
| Middle school | – | 68 (33.7) | 30 (27.0) |
| High school | – | 55 (27.2) | 35 (31.5) |
| University | – | 19 (9.4) | 7 (6.3) |
| Occupational status after getting MDR-TB | |||
| Still working | – | 62 (30.7) | 31 (27.9) |
| Lost job or could not work | – | 103 (51.0) | 57 (51.4) |
| Student/unemployed | – | 37 (18.3) | 23 (20.7) |
| Per capita annual income (Median, IQR) | – | 1761 (1172, 3258) | 1574 (1003, 3168) |
| Insurance scheme | |||
| UEBMI | – | 22 (10.9) | 8 (7.2) |
| URBMI | – | 6 (3.0) | 4 (3.6) |
| NRCMS | – | 169 (83.7) | 99 (89.2) |
| None | 5 (2.5) | 0 | |
| Monthly drug costs before reimbursement (Mean, SD) | – | 240.6, 160.2 | 245.4, 166.6 |
| Monthly OOP of drug costs (Mean, SD) | – | 149.5, 157.3 | 152.6, 166.2 |
| In debt due to MDR-TB | – | 120 (59.4) | 66 (59.5) |
| Received DOT | – | 56 (27.7) | 30 (27.0) |
| Baseline co-morbidity | – | 40 (19.8) | 27 (24.3) |
| DM | – | 18 (8.9) | 12 (10.8) |
| Hepatitis B | – | 6 (3.0) | 3 (2.7) |
| COPD | – | 5 (2.5) | 4 (3.6) |
| Othersa | – | 11(5.4) | 8 (7.2) |
Notes: All costs are in United States dollars. Column 2 is a subgroup of column 1, and column 3 is a subgroup of column 2. aOthers: in group 2, 11 patients included gastritis (n=3), uarthritis (n=3), hypertension (n=2), hyperuricemia (n=2), coronary heart disease (n=1). In group 3, 8 patients included gastritis (n=2), uarthritis (n=2), hypertension (n=1), hyperuricemia (n=2), coronary heart disease (n=1).
Abbreviations: DOT, directly observed treatment; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; NRCMS, New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme; OOP, out-of-pocket; UEBMI, Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI, Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance; DM, diabetes; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.