Patients infected by tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus facing their disease, their reactions to disease diagnosis and its implication about their families and communities, in Burkina Faso: a mixed focus group and cross sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in the qualitative study

Type of participants	Focus group discussions (n = 16)	Gender	Number of patients (n = 96)	Zones represented	Age [mean (range)]
TB	2	Male	12	Rural	34 (16–52)
	2	Male	12	Urban	35 (17–56)
	2	Female	12	Rural	32 (15–49)
	2	Female	12	Urban	33 (16–50)
Patients living with HIV (PLWHA)	2	Female	12	Rural	34 (17–58)
	2	Female	12	Urban	34 (18–55)
	2	Male	12	Rural	35 (16–54)
	2	Male	12	Urban	37 (17–57)

ISSN: 1756-0500