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Table 1 general characteristics of the municipalities (2003 values)

From: Tackling tuberculosis patients' internalized social stigma through patient centred care: An intervention study in rural Nicaragua

2003 values

Population (proportion living at less than 5 kms from a health facility)

N° consultation/inhabitant and by year

No° of new AFB+ TB cases (N° TB cases diagnosed per 100000 inhabitants)

Number of abandons (proportion of patients starting their treatment)

Siuna

76099 (90%)

0.85

41 (81)

9 (10.7%)

Bluefield

49331 (23%)

0.8

18 (36)

1 (5%)

Waslala

45014 (80%)

2.1

34 (89)

13 (14.3%)

San Jose de Bocay

33635 (90%)

2.3

17 (50)

5 (28%)

La Dalia

48553 (53,5%)

1.42

17 (35)

1 (6%)

Nueva Guinea

117097 (80,3%)

0,42

14 (13)

0 (0%)

El Rama

50 038 (57%)

0.6

22 (43)

2 (10%)

Juigalpa

61234 (80.9%)

1.6

19 (31)

3 (16%)

Wiwili

49443 (-)

1.68

25 (50)

1 (4%)