Table 1 Characteristics of respondents to TB tracer project questionnaires (n = 295)
District (n = 10) | Sub-district (n = 27) | Tracer (n = 120) | Non-tracer (n = 113) | Team Lead (n = 25) | Total (n = 295) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n(%) | |
Age, years mean (SD) | 47.9 (SD 6.8) | 44.5 (SD 8.1) | 46.0 (SD 9.3) | 45.4 (SD 9.2) | 63.6 (SD 6.5) | 47.20 (SD 10.2) |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 7 (70) | 22 (81.5) | 113 (94.2) | 105 (92.9) | 25 (100) | 272 (92.2) |
Male | 3 (30) | 5 (18.5) | 7 (5.8) | 8 (7.1) | 0 | 23 (7.8) |
Highest level of education | ||||||
Primary | 0 | 0 | 1 (.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (.3) |
Secondary | 0 | 2 (7.4) | 12 (10) | 15 (13.4) | 10 (40) | 39 (13.3) |
College | 3 (30) | 12 (44.4) | 68 (56.7) | 59 (52.7) | 7 (28) | 149 (50.7) |
University | 7 (70) | 13 (48.2) | 39 (32.5) | 38 (33.9) | 8 (32) | 105 (35.7) |
Professional Occupation | ||||||
Physician | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nurse | 10 (100) | 27 (100) | 117 (97.5) | 108 (95.6) | 5 (20) | 267 (90.5) |
Community Health Worker | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.5) | 4 (3.5) | 1 (4) | 8 (2.7) |
Retired Nurse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (76) | 19 (6.4) |
Number of years working with TB patients, mean (SD) | 14.7 (SD 8.3) | 9.3 (SD 6.0) | 9.6 (SD 7.8) | 8.9 (7.6) | 13.2 (12.4) | 9.8 (SD 8.2) |
Training Course | ||||||
Clinical training on TB disease | 10 (100) | 26 (96.3) | 100 (83.3) | 88 (77.9) | 21 (84) | 245 (83.1) |
Training on reading Chest x-rays | 3 (30) | 3 (11.1) | 4 (3.3) | 3 (2.7) | 4 (16) | 17 (5.8) |
Training on DOTS | 9 (90) | 19 (70.4) | 65 (54.2) | 60 (53.1) | 15 (60) | 168 (57.0) |
Training on sputum microscopy | 6 (60) | 16 (59.3) | 34 (28.3) | 29 (25.7) | 12 (48) | 97 (32.9) |
Other trainings | 5 (50) | 10 (37.0) | 19 (15.8) | 20 (17.7) | 7 (28) | 61 (20.7) |