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Table 1 Characteristics of PTB sputum smear positive patients in Mbale regional referral hospital

From: Does health-related quality of life among adults with pulmonary tuberculosis improve across the treatment period? A hospital-based cross sectional study in Mbale Region, Eastern Uganda

Characteristic

Total population

Treatment phases

X 2 value (p value)

Pretreatment

Intensive

Continuation

N = 210 (%)

N = 70

N = 69

N = 71

Age (Mean ± SD)

35.48 ± 12.21

34.66 ± 12.05

36.61 ± 11.96

35.18 ± 12.70

0.472 (0.624)

Sex

 Male

136 (64.8)

47 (67.1)

46 (66.7)

43 (60.6)

0.832 (0.660)

 Female

74 (35.2)

23 (32.9)

23 (33.3)

28 (39.4)

 

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

119 (56.7)

40 (57.1)

44 (63.8)

35 (49.3)

4.453 (0.348)

 Separated

45 (21.4)

13 (18.6)

15 (21.7)

17 (23.9)

 

 Single/never married

46 (21.9)

17 (24.3)

10 (14.5)

19 (26.8)

 

Family size**

 0–3

61 (29.0)

31 (44.3)

17 (24.6)

13 (18.3)

12.510 (0.002)

 4+

149 (71.0)

39 (55.7)

52 (75.4)

58 (81.7)

 

Education level

 None or primary

111 (52.9)

36 (51.4)

39 (56.5)

36 (50.7)

0.561 (0.755)

 Secondary and above

99 (47.1)

34 (48.6)

30 (43.5)

35 (49.3)

 

Religion**

 Christian

126 (60.0)

54 (77.1)

27 (39.1)

45 (63.4)

21.431 (≤ 0.001)

 Non-christian

84 (40.0)

16 (22.9)

42 (60.9)

26 (36.6)

 

HIV co-infection

 Yes

124 (59)

38 (54.3)

45 (65.2)

41 (57.7)

1.792 (0.408)

 No

86 (41)

32 (45.7)

24 (34.8)

30 (42.3)

 

Occupation

 Formal

50 (23.8)

13 (18.6)

22 (31.9)

15 (21.1)

3.820 (0.148)

 Informal

160 (76.2)

57 (81.4)

47 (68.1)

56 (78.9)

 

SES tertiles

 Lowest

84 (40.0)

26 (37.1)

26 (37.7)

32 (45.1)

4.407 (0.354)

 Middle

87 (41.4)

29 (41.4)

34 (49.3)

24 (33.8)

 

 Highest

39 (18.6)

15 (21.4)

9 (13.0)

15 (21.1)

 

Residence

 Typical rural/village

122 (58.1)

41 (51.6)

38 (55.1)

43 (60.6)

0.443 (0.801)

 Trading center

88 (41.9)

29 (41.4)

31 (44.9)

28 (39.4)

 

Initial sputum grade

 1+ 

48 (22.9)

16 (33.3)

15 (31.2)

17 (35.4)

0.459 (0.977)

 2+

64 (30.5)

21 (32.8)

23 (35.9)

20 (31.2)

 

 3+

98 (46.7)

33 (33.7)

31 (31.6)

34 (34.7)

 

Treatment strategy

 Community-based DOTS

33 (15.7)

10 (14.3)

14 (20.3)

9 (12.7)

1.693 (0.429)

 Facility-based DOTS

177 (84.3)

60 (85.7)

55 (79.7)

62 (87.3)

 

Community attitude

 Supportive

119 (56.7)

63 (90)

30 (43.5)

26 (36.6)

48.182 (≤ 0.001)

 Not supportive

91 (43.3)

7 (10)

39 (56.5)

45 (63.4)

 

Employment**

 Yes

112 (53.3)

53 (75.7)

34 (49.3)

25 (35.2)

23.913 (≤ 0.001)

 No

98 (46.7)

17 (24.3)

35 (50.7)

46 (64.8)

 

Disclosure to family**

 Yes

133 (63.3)

32 (45.7)

47 (68.1)

54 (76.1)

14.986 (0.001)

 No

77 (36.7)

38 (54.3)

22 (31.9)

17 (23.9)

 

Alcohol

 Yes

76 (36.2)

23 (32.9)

28 (40.6)

25 (35.2)

0.942 (0.624)

 No

134 (63.8)

47 (67.1)

41 (59.4)

46 (64.8)

 

Family support

 Yes

167 (79.5)

52 (74.3)

56 (81.2)

59 (83.1)

1.850 (0.397)

 No

43 (20.5)

18 (25.7)

13 (18.8)

12 (16.9)

 

Belonging to social support group

 Yes

27 (12.9)

5 (7.1)

9 (13.0)

13 (18.3)

3.926 (0.140)

 No

183 (87.1)

65 (92.9)

60 (87.0)

58 (81.7)

 
  1. **Significant factors