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Table 2 Additional characteristics of patients receiving support

From: The importance of providing counselling and financial support to patients receiving treatment for multi-drug resistant TB: mixed method qualitative and pilot intervention studies

 

Type of support provided

 

Counselling

Combined

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

Marital Status

 Unmarried

19

(58)

18

(43)

 Married

14

(42)

23

(55)

 Other (d/w/s)

0

(0)

1

(2)

 Total

33

(100)

42

(100)

Occupation

 Unemployed

18

(55)

38

(91)

 Labourer

2

(6)

1

(2)

 Housewife

3

(9)

0

(0)

 Business

2

(6)

0

(0)

 Student

4

(12)

3

(7)

 Agriculture

2

(6)

0

(0)

 Service

1

(3)

0

(0)

 Other

1

(3)

0

 

 Total

33

(100)

42

(100)

Origin

 Local

10

(30)

7

(17)

 Migrant

23

(70)

35

(83)

 Total

33

(100)

(100)

42

Residence (among migrants only)

 Rented room

17

(74)

25

(71)

 Friend’s home

1

(4)

2

(6)

 Relative’s home

4

(18)

7

(20)

 Other

1

(4)

1

(3)

 Total

23

(100)

35

(100)