Table 2.
Patient characteristics.
| Overall 560 | Hospital 86 (15%) | Non-hospital 474 (85%) | Urban facilities 219 (39%) | Rural facilities 341 (61%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 61% | 62% | 61% | 57% | 64% |
| Female | 39% | 38% | 39% | 43% | 36% |
| Age | |||||
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 10% |
| 25–34 | 17% | 17% | 16% | 23% | 13% |
| 35–44 | 18% | 27% | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 45–54 | 18% | 17% | 19% | 13% | 22% |
| 55–64 | 19% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| 65+ | 16% | 9% | 17% | 10% | 20% |
| Average age in years (range: 15–88) | 46 | 44 | 47 | 43 | 49 |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 54% | 53% | 54% | 43% | 62% |
| Never married | 24% | 24% | 24% | 33% | 19% |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 13% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Currently living with a partner (unmarried) | 8% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 6% |
| Residence (NR = 1) | |||||
| Rural | 52% | 52% | 52% | 16% | 75% |
| Urban | 48% | 48% | 47% | 84% | 24% |
| Highest level of completed education (NR = 1) | |||||
| Primary/elementary or less | 27% | 15% | 29% | 21% | 31% |
| Secondary/high School | 44% | 38% | 45% | 42% | 45% |
| Post-secondary/technical/vocational | 29% | 45% | 26% | 37% | 23% |
| Employment status (NR = 8) | |||||
| Unemployed | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 45% |
| Employed (full or part time) | 26% | 27% | 26% | 32% | 22% |
| Self-employed | 21% | 20% | 21% | 12% | 27% |
| Retired | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
| Student | 3% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 1% |
| Average monthly household income (PHP) (NR = 35) | |||||
| 0–5000 | 49% | 45% | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 5001–10,000 | 27% | 27% | 27% | 21% | 30% |
| 10,001 and above | 18% | 24% | 17% | 28% | 11% |
| Current smoker | 7% | 6% | 8% | 15% | 3% |
| TB diagnosis self-reported (imputed) | |||||
| Drug susceptible | 53% (77%) | 76% | 77% | 60% | 88% |
| Drug resistant | 10% (13%) | 24% | 10% | 25% | 5% |
| Unknown | 37% (10%) | 0% | 12% | 16% | 7% |
| Phase of treatment | |||||
| Intensive | 40% | 34% | 41% | 41% | 40% |
| Continuation | 28% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Unknown | 32% | 40% | 31% | 29% | 34% |
Abbreviations: NR = No response; PHP = Philippine Pisos.