Table 1 Distribution of demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with MDR-TB that participated in the focus group discussion
Sub-categories | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
HIV Status | Positive | 16 (40) |
Negative | 24 (60) | |
History of previous TB treatment | None | 11 (28) |
Treated TB once | 13 (32) | |
Treated TB twice | 10 (25) | |
Treated TB three times | 4 (10) | |
Treated TB four times | 2 (5) | |
Region of Domicile | Dar es Salaam | 11 (27) |
Geita | 6 (15) | |
Mbeya | 5 (13) | |
Others category A | 8 (20) | |
Others category B | 10 (25) |