| |
Variable
|
Florianópolis N (%)
|
São José N (%)
|
p
a
|
|---|
|
Sociodemographic indicators
|
Gender
|
|
Female
|
41 (33.1)
|
30 (36.2)
|
0.76
|
|
Male
|
83 (66.9)
|
53 (63.8)
| |
|
Age group
|
|
15–24
|
28 (22.6)
|
11 (13.3)
|
0.09
|
|
25–34
|
40 (32.3)
|
23 (27.7)
|
0.49
|
|
35–44
|
21 (16.9)
|
20 (24.1)
|
0.20
|
|
> 45
|
35 (28.2)
|
29 (34.9)
|
0.31
|
|
Level of schooling
|
|
Primary education
|
89 (71.8)
|
50 (60.2)
| |
|
≥ Secondary education
|
35 (28.2)
|
33 (39.8)
|
0.11
|
|
Cigarette smoking
|
|
Yes
|
73 (70.9)
|
53 (63.8)
| |
|
No
|
30 (29.1)
|
30 (36.1)
|
0.39
|
|
Alcohol abuse
|
|
Yes
|
34 (34.7)
|
34 (41.5)
| |
|
No
|
64 (65.3)
|
48 (58.5)
|
0.44
|
|
Use of illicit drugs
|
|
Yes
|
45 (45.9)
|
23 (27.7)
| |
|
No
|
53 (54.1)
|
59 (72.3)
|
0.02
|
|
Experiencing homelessness
|
|
Yes
|
16 (12.9)
|
3 (3.6)
| |
|
No
|
108 (87.1)
|
80 (96.4)
|
0.03
|
|
TB/HIV co-infection
|
20 (19.8)
|
16(19.3)
|
1.00
|
|
Primary outcome
|
Treatment success
|
82 (66.1)
|
71 (84.5)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Default
|
32 (25.8)
|
9 (10.7)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Death
|
9(7.2)
|
3 (3.6)
|
0.37
|
|
Secondary outcome
|
Initiation of treatment
|
|
≤ 8 weeks
|
80 (64.5)
|
46(55.1)
|
0.01
|
|
9–16 weeks
|
35 (28.2)
|
24(29)
|
0.33
|
|
> 16 weeks
|
9(7.3)
|
13 (15.9)
|
0.38
|
|
Place of diagnosis
|
|
BHU
|
67 (54)
|
30 (36.1)
|
0.19
|
|
Hospital
|
52 (41.9)
|
43 (51.8)
|
0.83
|
|
Private clinic
|
5 (4.1)
|
10 (12.3)
|
0.02
|
- aTo test the hypothesis of equal proportions in Florianópolis and São José
