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Table 2 Characteristics of interviewed TB patients in Jogjakarta municipality and Kulon Progo District.

From: Journeys to tuberculosis treatment: a qualitative study of patients, families and communities in Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Characteristic

Number of respondents (%)

 

Jogjakarta Municipality

Kulon Progo District

Total

Sex

   

Male

30 (60.0)

10 (58.8)

40 (59.7)

Female

20 (40.0)

7 (41.2)

27 (40.3)

Age

   

15–24

13 (26.0)

1 (5.0)

14 (20.9)

25–34

12 (24.0)

1 (5.0)

13 (19.4)

35–44

13 (26.0)

7 (41.2)

20 (29.9)

45–54

6 (12.0)

3 (17.6)

9 (13.4)

55–64

4 (8.0)

3 (17.6)

7 (10.4)

≥ 65

2 (4.0)

2 (11.8)

4 (6.0)

Educational background

   

No formal education

1 (2.0)

1 (5.9)

2 (3.0)

Elementary school

8 (16.0)

5 (29.4)

13 (19.4)

Junior high school

9 (18.0)

4 (23.5)

13 (19.4)

Senior high school

22 (44.0)

5 (29.4)

27 (40.3)

Vocational college

6 (12.0)

1 (5.9)

7 (10.4)

University

4 (8.0)

1 (5.9)

5 (7.5)

Income*

   

< Standard minimum wage

10 (20.0)

7 (41.2)

17 (25.4)

≥ Standard minimum wage

40 (80.0)

10 (58.8)

50 (74.6)

Recruiting facilities

   

Hospital

17 (34.0)

1 (5.8)

18 (26.9)

Health centres

6 (12.0)

5 (29.4)

11 (16.4)

Chest clinics

21 (42.0)

8 (47.1)

29 (43.3)

Private practitioners

6 (12.0)

3 (17.6)

9 (13.4)

Total

50 (100.0)

17 (100.0)

67 (100.0)

  1. * Standard minimum wage refers to the minimum amount which must be paid monthly to a full-time employee for services he/she provide to the employer as determined by government regulation. The standard minimum wage for Jogjakarta province in 2004 was US$ 40.