Table 1.
Univariate analysis between socio-Demographic characteristics and SRA behaviours among DS-TB patients in questionnaire survey (n = 459)
| Item | Total | Missed dose | Interrupted treatment | Lack of follow-up sputum exam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 324 (70.6) | 63 (19.4) | 29 (9.0) | 39 (12.0) |
| Female | 135 (29.4) | 24 (17.8) | 13 (9.6) | 13 (9.6) |
| Age | ||||
| 15–19 | 18 (3.9) | 5 (27.8)* | 0 (0.0)* | 3 (16.7) |
| 20–39 | 76 (16.6) | 23 (30.3) | 3 (3.9) | 6 (7.9) |
| 40–59 | 174 (37.9) | 27 (15.5) | 13 (7.5) | 16 (9.2) |
| ≥ 60 | 191 (41.6) | 32 (16.8) | 26 (13.6) | 27 (14.1) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Han | 359 (78.2) | 58 (16.2)* | 34 (9.5) | 35 (9.7) * |
| Others | 100 (21.8) | 29 (29.0) | 8 (8.0) | 17 (17.0) |
| Living region | ||||
| Urban area | 81 (17.6) | 16 (19.8) | 12 (14.8) | 6 (7.4) |
| Rural area | 378 (82.4) | 71 (18.8) | 30 (7.9) | 46 (12.2) |
| Residence | ||||
| Local residents | 437 (95.2) | 81 (18.5) | 40 (9.2) | 49 (11.2) |
| Migrants | 22 (4.8) | 6 (27.3) | 2 (9.1) | 3 (13.6) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 69 (15.0) | 21 (30.4)* | 2 (2.9) | 5 (7.2) |
| Married | 320 (69.7) | 50 (15.6) | 31 (9.7) | 38 (11.9) |
| Divorced/Widowed | 70 (15.3) | 16 (22.9) | 9 (12.9) | 9 (12.9) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary and below | 257 (56.0) | 48 (18.7) | 28 (10.9) | 32 (12.5) |
| Junior middle school | 125 (27.2) | 19 (15.2) | 11 (8.8) | 14 (11.2) |
| High school and above | 77 (16.8) | 20 (26.0) | 3 (3.9) | 6 (7.8) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Staff/Cadre/Retire | 50 (10.9) | 6 (12.0) | 4 (8.0) | 1 (2.0) |
| Self-employed | 10 (2.2) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) |
| Farmer/Migrant worker | 315 (68.6) | 58 (18.4) | 27 (8.6) | 40 (12.7) |
| Student | 20 (4.4) | 5 (25.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) |
| Others | 64 (13.9) | 17 (26.6) | 9 (14.1) | 9 (14.1) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Basic medical insurance | 444 (96.7) | 82 (18.5) | 42 (9.5) | 52 (11.7) |
| Non Basic medical insurance | 6 (1.3) | 3 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| No medical insurance | 9 (2.0) | 2 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Economic sources | ||||
| Fixed income | 40 (8.7) | 4 (10.0) | 3 (7.5) | 1 (2.5) |
| No fixed income | 154 (33.6) | 30 (19.5) | 11 (7.1) | 19 (12.3) |
| No income | 265 (57.7) | 53 (20.0) | 28 (10.6) | 32 (12.1) |
This table presents the results of Univariate analysis between socio-demographic characteristics and SRA behaviours among DS-TB patients, which screening the variables with statistical significant for multivariate analysis
*P < 0.05, SRA refers to Self-reported adherence