Table 1.

Population characteristics

Characteristics	Primary population		Comparison population
	Inpatients being treated for TB		Outpatients being treated for TB		Outpatients receiving new HIV diagnoses
	(N=197)		(N=156)		(N=1,530)
Sex
Male	93	(47%)	82	(53%)	615	(40%)
Age (years)	38	(12)	37	(12)	35	(11)
Literate
Yes	138	(72%)	97	(64%)	960	(63%)
Educational level, head of household
None	85	(43%)	61	(39%)	617	(41%)
Primary	82	(42%)	79	(51%)	738	(49%)
Secondary+	30	(15%)	16	(10%)	148	(10%)
Pre-illness occupation
Farmer	53	(27%)	58	(37%)	497	(33%)
Employed worker	56	(29%)	37	(24%)	302	(20%)
Self-employed	58	(30%)	35	(23%)	320	(21%)
Unemployed	21	(11%)	15	(10%)	188	(12%)
Annual household expenditure (2017 US$)	595	(676)	573	(442)	346	(395)
Under poverty line ($1.9/day)
Yes	136	(69%)	111	(71%)	1,357	(89%)
First location to seek care
Health center	90	(46%)	67	(44%)	486	(66%)
Hospital	96	(49%)	77	(51%)	214	(29%)
Traditional healer/Pharmacist/Other	11	(6%)	7	(5%)	37	(5%)
Mode of transportation to the facility
Walk	20	(10%)	100	(64%)	1,116	(73%)
Bike	28	(14%)	43	(28%)	285	(19%)
Vehicle	148	(75%)	13	(8%)	126	(8%)
Transportation time to the facility (min)	207	(364)	105	(94)	91	(80)
Estimated walking time to the facility (min)	715	(1,187)	199	(501)	110	(105)
Previously treated for TB
Yes	55	(28%)	20	(13%)	34	(2%)
Days since starting TB treatment (days)	13	(14)	101	(58)	-
Days in hospital (days)	15	(15)	-		-

^*Each categorical value and parenthesis indicate n (%), and continuous value and parenthesis indicate mean (SD).