Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n=59), n (%) | Control group (n=53), n (%) | χ2 (df) | P value | |||
| Gender | 1.1 (1) | .30 | |||||
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Female | 31 (53) | 33 (62) |
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Male | 28 (47) | 20 (38) |
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| Age group (years) | 1.7 (4) | .79 | |||||
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18-30 | 21 (36) | 18 (34) |
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31-40 | 15 (25) | 12 (23) |
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41-50 | 7 (12) | 11 (21) |
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51-60 | 12 (20) | 9 (17) |
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>60 | 4 (7) | 3 (6) |
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| Race/ethnicity | 0 (1) | .93 | |||||
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Han | 58 (98) | 51 (96) |
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Other ethnicities | 1 (2) | 2 (4) |
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| Religious belief | 0 (1) | >.99 | |||||
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There is belief | 4 (7) | 4 (8) |
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No belief | 55 (93) | 49 (92) |
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| Marital status | 1.9 (2) | .40 | |||||
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Unmarried | 18 (31) | 19 (36) |
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Married | 40 (68) | 31 (58) |
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Others | 1 (2) | 3 (6) |
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| Per capita monthly income (CNY)a | 2.8 (5) | .74 | |||||
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<1000 | 8 (14) | 11 (21) |
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1000-1999 | 8 (14) | 9 (17) |
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2000-2999 | 16 (27) | 13 (25) |
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3000-3999 | 15 (25) | 13 (25) |
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4000-4999 | 4 (7) | 1 (2) |
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≥5000 | 8 (14) | 6 (11) |
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| Usual residence | 1.4 (1) | .23 | |||||
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Rural | 12 (20) | 16 (30) |
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Urban | 47 (80) | 37 (70) |
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| Education | 0.7 (3) | .88 | |||||
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Primary school and below | 3 (5) | 3 (6) |
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Junior middle school | 14 (24) | 10 (19) |
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High school/technical secondary school | 17 (29) | 14 (26) |
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College and above | 25 (42) | 26 (49) |
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| Residence status | 0.6 (1) | .44 | |||||
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Alone | 7 (12) | 4 (8) |
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Others | 52 (88) | 49 (92) |
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| Relatives or friends were infected by tuberculosis | 0 (1) | >.99 | |||||
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Yes | 5 (8) | 5 (9) |
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No | 54 (92) | 48 (91) |
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a1 CNY=US $0.14.