Table 1 Patient characteristics (300 TB patients), comparison quantitative sample N = 270 with in-depth sample N = 30, Lusaka, Zambia
Variable | Overall study group N = 300 | Quantitative sample N = 270 | In-depth sample N = 30 | P-valuea | OR (95 % CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%)c | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Age (years) | |||||
Mean [SD] | 33.3 [11.3] | 33.6 [11.1] | 31.0 [13.3] | 0.240 | (−6.85, 1.72) |
Sex | |||||
Male | 193 (64.3) | 176 (65.2) | 17 (56.7) | 0.422 | 1.43 (0.67, 3.08) |
Female | 107 (35.7) | 94 (34.8) | 13 (43.3) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Married/relation | 179 (59.7) | 165 (61.1) | 14 (46.7) | 0.169 | 1.80 (0.84, 3.83) |
Single | 121 (40.3) | 105 (38.9) | 16 (53.3) | ||
Education | |||||
Low (none-7 years) | 148 (49.3) | 136 (50.4) | 12 (40.0) | 0.337 | 1.52 (0.71, 3.28) |
High (7 yrs-higher) | 152 (50.7) | 134 (49.5) | 18 (60.0) | ||
Profession | |||||
Employed | 205 (68.3) | 187 (69.3) | 18 (60.0) | 0.307 | 1.50 (0.69, 3.26) |
Unemployed | 95 (31.7) | 83 (30.7) | 12 (40.0) | ||
Treatment duration (wks) | |||||
Mean [SD] | 10.8 [8.3] | 10.9 [8.3] | 9.5 [9.0] | 0.368 | (−4.60, 1.71) |
TB Relapse | |||||
Yes | 86 (29.0) | 77 (28.8) | 9 (30.0) | 1.000 | 1.06 (0.46, 2.41) |
No | 211 (71.0) | 190 (71.2) | 21 (70.0) | ||
Unknown | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
VCT | |||||
VCT | 274 (94.2) | 247 (94.3) | 27 (93.1) | 0.681 | 1.22 (0.27, 5.62) |
No VCT | 17 (5.8) | 15 (5.7) | 2 (6.9) | ||
Unknown | 9 (3.0) | 8 (3.0) | 1 (3.3) | ||
HIV | |||||
HIV positive | 147 (53.8) | 130 (52.8) | 17 (63.0) | 0.417 | 0.66 (0.29, 1.50) |
HIV negative | 126 (46.2) | 116 (47.2) | 10 (37.0) | ||
Unknown | 27 (9.0) | 24 (8.9) | 3 (10.0) | ||
HIV patients on ART | |||||
ART | 101 (68.7) | 86 (66.2) | 15 (88.2) | 0.094 | 0.26 (0.06, 1.19) |
No ART | 46 (31.3) | 44 (33.8) | 2 (11.8) | ||
Unknown/not applicable | 153 (51.0) | 140 (51.9) | 13 (43.3) | ||