Table 2.
Study characteristics and missed appointments among total appointments for patients initially diagnosed with TBI or exposed to a case of active TB disease prior to telehealth (2016–2019). N = 474.
| Characteristic | No. of Appointments |
No. (%) of Missed Appointments, (N = 80) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.003 * | ||
| NH # White | 45 | 8 (17.8) | |
| NH Black | 62 | 17 (27.4) | |
| NH Asian | 108 | 9 (8.3) | |
| Hispanic | 193 | 28 (14.5) | |
| NH Other | 66 | 18 (27.3) | |
| Gender | 0.347 | ||
| Male | 238 | 44 (18.5) | |
| Female | 236 | 36 (15.3) | |
| Language | 0.003 * | ||
| English | 320 | 46 (14.4) | |
| Spanish | 96 | 15 (15.6) | |
| Other | 58 | 19 (32.8) | |
| Distance to clinic, miles | 0.002 * | ||
| 0–5 | 211 | 49 (23.2) | |
| 5–10 | 101 | 17 (16.8) | |
| 10–20 | 69 | 4 (5.8) | |
| >20 | 93 | 10 (10.8) | |
| Medication | 0.032 * | ||
| Isoniazid (9H) | 316 | 55 (17.4) | |
| Rifampin (4R) | 36 | 11 (30.6) | |
| Both/Multi-drug ^ | 66 | 10 (15.2) | |
| No Medication | 56 | 4 (7.1) | |
| Referring provider | 0.033 * | ||
| Private Office | 353 | 52 (14.7) | |
| Self-referral/Other | 121 | 28 (23.1) | |
| Age Group (3 Categories) | 0.826 | ||
| <6 years | 96 | 18 (18.8) | |
| 6–12 years | 177 | 28 (15.8) | |
| >12 years | 201 | 34 (16.9) |
* Denotes significance < 0.05 for χ2 test. # Non-Hispanic. ^ H or R, with medications switched due to adverse drug reactions.