Table 3.
Characteristics of study participants
| Continuation phase (July–August 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|
| General population (N = 89) | Tea garden families (N = 202) | |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 years | 21 (23.60) | 53 (26.24) |
| 25–34 years | 23 (25.84) | 54 (26.73) |
| 35–44 years | 22 (24.72) | 52 (25.74) |
| 45–54 years | 14 (15.73) | 23 (11.39) |
| 55–64 years | 6 (6.74) | 17 (8.42) |
| 65 years and above | 3 (3.37) | 3 (1.49) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 64 (71.91) | 114 (56.44) |
| Female | 25 (28.09) | 88 (43.56) |
| Education | ||
| Not attended school | 15 (16.85) | 94 (46.53) |
| Primary | 41 (46.07) | 86 (42.57) |
| Secondary | 12 (13.48) | 13 (6.44) |
| Higher secondary | 11 (12.36) | 6 (2.97) |
| Graduate | 10 (11.24) | 3 (1.49) |
| Post-graduate and above | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Employment status before TB | ||
| Unemployed | 7 (7.87) | 15 (7.43) |
| Formal paid work | 12 (13.48) | 72 (35.64) |
| Informal paid work | 33 (37.08) | 69 (34.16) |
| Retired | 2 (2.25) | 3 (1.49) |
| Student | 5 (5.62) | 9 (4.46) |
| Homemaker | 12 (13.48) | 25 (12.38) |
| Self-occupied | 18 (20.22) | 9 (4.46) |
| Type of TB | ||
| Pulmonary, bacteriologically confirmed | 39 (43.82) | 104 (51.49) |
| Pulmonary, bacteriologically unconfirmed | 14 (15.73) | 43 (21.29) |
| Extra pulmonary | 36 (40.45) | 55 (27.23) |
Figures in parentheses indicate percentage