Table 2 Characteristics of foreign-born patients who have transferred outside of Japan, who have been lost to follow-up, and who have successfully completed treatment, 2011–2015
International transfer-out | Lost to follow-up | Treatment success | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Total | 343 | 100 | 259 | 100 | 2878 | 100 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 203 | 59.2 | 109 | 42.1 | 1376 | 47.8 |
Female | 140 | 40.8 | 150 | 57.9 | 1502 | 52.2 |
Age groups (years) | ||||||
0–24 | 146 | 42.6 | 67 | 25.9 | 971 | 33.7 |
25–54 | 165 | 48.1 | 169 | 65.3 | 1720 | 59.8 |
54-plus | 32 | 9.3 | 23 | 8.9 | 187 | 6.5 |
Occupational status | ||||||
High school and university students | 65 | 19.0 | 59 | 22.8 | 864 | 30.0 |
Full-time workers | 146 | 42.6 | 95 | 36.7 | 977 | 33.9 |
Temporary employed/day workers | 37 | 10.8 | 28 | 10.8 | 302 | 10.5 |
Unemployed | 73 | 21.3 | 54 | 20.8 | 467 | 16.2 |
Others, including unknown | 22 | 6.4 | 23 | 8.9 | 268 | 9.3 |
Time between entry to Japan and diagnosis (years) | ||||||
0–2 | 140 | 40.8 | 58 | 22.4 | 694 | 24.1 |
3–5 | 67 | 19.5 | 35 | 13.5 | 364 | 12.6 |
5–10 | 5 | 1.5 | 19 | 7.3 | 213 | 7.4 |
10+ | 9 | 2.6 | 36 | 13.9 | 301 | 10.5 |
Unknown | 122 | 35.6 | 111 | 42.9 | 1306 | 45.4 |
Sputum smear | ||||||
Negative | 158 | 46.1 | 194 | 74.9 | 1742 | 60.5 |
Positive | 179 | 52.2 | 57 | 22.0 | 1096 | 38.1 |
Not done/Unknown | 6 | 1.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 40 | 1.4 |
Country of birth | ||||||
Others | 53 | 15.5 | 46 | 17.8 | 533 | 18.5 |
China | 115 | 33.5 | 72 | 27.8 | 810 | 28.1 |
Indonesia | 38 | 11.1 | 8 | 3.1 | 142 | 4.9 |
Korea | 15 | 4.4 | 15 | 5.8 | 172 | 6.0 |
Nepal | 7 | 2.0 | 15 | 5.8 | 218 | 7.6 |
Philippines | 65 | 19.0 | 70 | 27.0 | 695 | 24.1 |
Thailand | 8 | 2.3 | 12 | 4.6 | 63 | 2.2 |
Vietnam | 42 | 12.2 | 21 | 8.1 | 245 | 8.5 |