| Age (mean) | 35.28 | 18–80 |
| Sex | Male | 62% | 93 |
| Female | 38% | 57 |
| Occupation | Student | 7% | 11 |
| Farmer | 11% | 16 |
| Labourer/factory/rickshaw driver/business | 64% | 96 |
| Domestic servant | 8% | 12 |
| Office-based (public or private) | 2% | 3 |
| Unemployed | 8% | 12 |
| Marital status | Single – never married | 21% | 32 |
| Married | 75% | 113 |
| Divorced/widowed | 4% | 5 |
| Education | No schooling | 29% | 44 |
| Primary/Junior | 39% | 59 |
| Secondary (to grade 10)/higher | 31% | 47 |
| Living location | Rural | 46% | 69 |
| Urban | 54% | 81 |
| Previously treated or new case | New MDR-TB case | 34% | 51 |
| Previously treated | 66% | 99 |
| Substance use | Any substance use | 50% | 75 |
| No substance use | 50% | 75 |
| Type of substance used (N = 75) | Current smoker | 69% | 52 |
| Drug use | 9% | 7 |
| Alcohol use | 1% | 1 |
| Smokeless tobacco | 13% | 10 |
| Multiple substance use | 8% | 5 |
| History of mental disorder | Self-reported ‘yes’ to question: any history of mental disorder? | 7% | 10 |
| Self-reported ‘no’ to question: any history of mental disorder? | 93% | 140 |
| Co-morbidity | Self-reported ‘yes’ to question: any co-morbidities? | 27% | 40 |
| Self-reported ‘no’ to question: any co-morbidities? | 73% | 110 |
| Type of co-morbidity (N = 40) | Diabetes | 50% | 20 |
| Cardiac disease | 13% | 5 |
| High or low blood pressure | 28% | 11 |
| Asthma | 5% | 2 |
| Hernia | 3% | 1 |
| Breast lump | 3% | 1 |
| Kidney disease | 3% | 1 |
