Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of 40 MDR TB patients treated at PMDT Centre, Mangalore, India, August 2016–April 2017*.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 28 (70) |
| F |
12 (30) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 5 (12.5) |
| Primary school | 15 (37.5) |
| Secondary school | 14 (35.0) |
| Graduation/professional course |
6 (15.0) |
| Type of occupation | |
| Salaried job | 13 (32.5) |
| Daily wage | 9 (22.5) |
| Business owner | 5 (12.5) |
| Homemaker | 8 (20.0) |
| Other† |
5 (12.5) |
| Place of residence | |
| Urban | 12 (30.0) |
| Rural |
28 (70.0) |
| Socioeconomic status† | |
| Upper class | 6 (15.0) |
| Upper-middle class | 14 (35.0) |
| Middle class | 8 (20.0) |
| Lower-middle class | 7 (17.5) |
| Lower-class |
5 (12.5) |
| Health facility sequence where MDR TB diagnosis made | |
| First | 23 (57.5) |
| Second | 14 (35.0) |
| Third | 3 (7.5) |
| Fourth |
0 |
| Type of healthcare facility visited by patients before PMDT | |
| Private | 24 (60) |
| Public | 16 (40) |
*MDR TB, multidrug-resistant TB; PMDT, programmatic management of drug-resistant TB; TB, tuberculosis. †Modified BG Prasad Classification (https://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/1242/1005).