Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the study participants
From: Landscaping tuberculosis multimorbidity: findings from a cross-sectional study in India
Attributes (N = 323) | Categories | Total TB patients n (%) | TB patients with Multimorbidity Absen n (%) | TB patients with multimorbidity present n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 18–30 | 97 (30.03) | 69 (36.90) | 28 (20.59) |
31–45 | 74 (22.91) | 37 (19.79) | 37 (27.21) | |
46–60 | 94 (29.10) | 49 (26.20) | 45 (33.09) | |
≥ 61 | 58 (17.96) | 32 (17.11) | 26 (19.12) | |
Gender | Female | 123 (38.08) | 67 (35.83) | 56 (41.18) |
Male | 200 (61.92) | 120 (64.17) | 80 (58.82) | |
Residence | Rural | 180 (55.90) | 118 (63.44) | 62 (45.59) |
Urban | 77 (23.91) | 37 (19.89) | 40 (29.41) | |
Semi-urban/Slum | 65 (20.19) | 31 (16.67) | 34 (25.00) | |
Caste | General | 78 (24.15) | 38 (20.32) | 40 (29.41) |
Other Backward Class | 150 (46.44) | 95 (50.80) | 55 (40.44) | |
Scheduled Tribe | 18 (5.57) | 4 (2.14) | 14 (10.29) | |
Scheduled Caste | 77 (23.84) | 50 (26.74) | 27 (19.85) | |
Education | No formal education | 135 (41.80) | 83 (44.39) | 52 (38.24) |
Primary | 42 (13.00) | 27 (14.44) | 15 (11.03) | |
Secondary | 82 (25.39) | 44 (23.53) | 38 (27.94) | |
Higher | 64 (19.81) | 33 (17.65) | 31 (22.79) | |
Occupation | Currently working | 77 (23.84) | 31 (16.58) | 46 (33.82) |
Homemaker | 83 (25.70) | 34 (18.18) | 49 (36.03) | |
Currently not working | 11 (3.41) | 1 (0.53) | 10 (7.35) | |
Never worked | 152 (47.06) | 121 (64.71) | 31 (22.79) | |
Economic Status | Low | 212 (65.63) | 115 (61.50) | 97 (71.32) |
Middle | 103 (31.89) | 69 (36.90) | 34 (25.00) | |
High | 8 (2.48) | 3 (1.60) | 5 (3.68) | |
Alcohol abuser | No | 207 (82.14) | 115 (94.26) | 92 (70.77) |
Yes | 45 (17.86) | 7 (5.74) | 38 (29.23) | |
Tobacco abuser (N = 252) | No | 221 (87.70) | 117 (95.90) | 104 (80.00) |
Yes | 31 (12.30) | 5 (4.10) | 26 (20.00) | |
Site of tuberculosis | Extra-pulmonary | 37 (14.68) | 12 (9.84) | 25 (19.23) |
Pulmonary | 215 (85.32) | 110 (90.16) | 105 (80.77) | |
Drug susceptibility status | Drug resistant | 14 (5.56) | 1 (0.82) | 13 (10.00) |
Drug susceptible | 238 (94.44) | 121 (99.18) | 117 (90.00) | |
Health Insurance available | No | 111 (34.47) | 88 (47.31) | 98 (52.69) |
Yes | 211 (65.53) | 23 (16.91) | 113 (83.09) |