Frequencies or mean (SD) | N = 125 | |
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% or (range) | ||
Age (years) | 63.3 (15.8) | (22–90) |
Gender | ||
Male | 98 | 78.4 |
Education | ||
Junior high school | 47 | 37.6 |
High school | 52 | 41.6 |
University or higher | 23 | 18.4 |
Residence at time of diagnosis | ||
Own residence | 97 | 77.6 |
Homeless | 26 | 20.8 |
Household at time of diagnosis | ||
Living alone | 62 | 49.6 |
Living with family, others | 61 | 48.8 |
Occupation at time of diagnosis | ||
Unemployed | 48 | 38.4 |
Precarious employment | 27 | 21.6 |
Full-time employment | 26 | 20.8 |
Other | 21 | 16.8 |
Ability to move at time of diagnosis | ||
Disabled | 30 | 23.6 |
Slightly disabled | 19 | 15.0 |
Able | 74 | 58.3 |
Comorbid diseases (multiple answers) | ||
None | 46 | 36.8 |
Cardiovascular disease | 33 | 26.4 |
Diabetes | 22 | 17.6 |
Mental illness | 11 | 8.8 |
Cancer | 10 | 8.0 |
Liver disease | 10 | 8.0 |
Other | 29 | 23.2 |
Symptom severity | ||
Mild | 64 | 51.2 |
Moderate | 34 | 27.2 |
Severe | 27 | 21.6 |
Number of previous TB treatments | ||
0 | 110 | 88.0 |
1 | 12 | 9.6 |
≥2 | 3 | 2.4 |
DOTS hospitalization duration | ||
< 1 month | 15 | 12.0 |
1–2 months | 34 | 27.2 |
≥ 3 months | 24 | 19.2 |
Hospitalized for another disease | 4 | 3.2 |
Outpatient only | 48 | 38.4 |
DOTS treatment duration | ||
< 6 months | 13 | 10.4 |
6 months | 39 | 31.2 |
7–11 months | 27 | 21.6 |
> 12 months | 10 | 8.0 |
Patient doesn’t know | 23 | 18.4 |
DOTS consultation (multiple answers) | ||
Physician | 96 | 76.8 |
Public health nurse | 92 | 73.6 |
Clinical nurse | 47 | 37.6 |
Family | 30 | 24.0 |
Others | 10 | 8.0 |
Understanding of TB and DOTS | ||
Full | 98 | 78.4 |
Slight | 19 | 15.2 |
Poor | 7 | 5.6 |
Appraisals of the efficacy of the DOTS program | 29.4 (7.0) | (5–36) |