Table 1.
Demographics of study participants, stratified by deprivation based on a SAMPI score of 0.33 (n = 323)
| Characteristic | Deprived† (n = 108, 33%) n(%) | Not deprived (n = 215, 67%) n(%) | P-value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median [IQR] | 38 [31–45] | 41 [30–50] | 0.124 |
| Female sex | 50 (46) | 81 (38) | 0.150 |
| Black African ethnicity | 108 (100) | 214 (100) | 1.0 |
| HIV positive | 72 (67) | 107 (50) | 0.004 |
| Travel time to clinic | 0.027 | ||
| <20 minutes | 33 (31) | 98 (46) | |
| 20–60 minutes | 50 (46) | 73 (34) | |
| >60 minutes | 25 (23) | 44 (20) | |
| TB symptoms§ | |||
| Number of symptoms, n, median [IQR] | 5 [3–6] | 4 [2–5] | 0.001 |
| Duration of symptoms and treatment, months, median [IQR] | 7.0 [6.5–9.0] | 7.0 [6.5–9.0] | 0.971 |
| Monthly income, South African Rand#, median [IQR] | 1920 [790–3500] | 2360 [1160–4260] | 0.128 |
| Smoking status | 0.911 | ||
| Current | 23 (21) | 43 (20) | |
| Ever | 27 (25) | 51 (24) | |
| Never | 58 (54) | 121 (56) | |
| Education, highest grade, median [IQR] | 10 [7–11] | 10 [7–12] | 0.371 |
†
Deprived as defined by SAMPI deprivation score ≥ 0.33
‡
p-values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables
§
Of 10 possible symptoms: cough, fever, weight loss, night sweats, chest pain, body pain, skin, GI, urogenital, other
#
1 USD = 13.6 ZAR (October 2017)19
SAMPI = South African Multidimensional Poverty Index; IQR = interquartile range; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; TB = tuberculosis; ZAR = South African Rands