Table 1 Characteristics of the TB patients
Variables | Treatment default (n = 45, %) | Finished treatment (n = 255, %) | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 29 (64.4) | 159 (62.4) | 188 (62.7) | 0.79 |
Female | 16 (35.6) | 96 (37.6) | 112 (37.3) | |
Age (median, IQR) | 34 (24–45) | 28 (22–39) | 28 (15–59) | 0.07 |
15–34 years old | 24 (53.3) | 171 (67.1) | 195 (65.0) | 0.19 |
35–54 years old | 19 (42.2) | 78 (30.6) | 97 (32.3) | |
>55 years old | 2 (4.4) | 6 (2.4) | 8 (2.7) | |
District | ||||
Kupang city | 19 (42.2) | 96 (37.6) | 115 (38.3) | 0.68 |
Kupang district | 14 (31.1) | 76 (29.8) | 90 (30.0) | |
TTU district | 7 (15.6) | 60 (23.5) | 67 (22.3) | |
Rote-Ndao district | 5 (11.1) | 23 (9) | 28 (9.3) | |
Length of education | ||||
No schooling | 10 (22.2) | 41 (16.1) | 51 (17.0) | 0.15 |
Finished 9 years | 27 (60) | 126 (49.4) | 153 (51.0) | |
Finished 12 years | 4 (8.9) | 55 (21.6) | 59 (19.7) | |
Higher education | 4 (8.9) | 33 (12.9) | 37 (12.3) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 16 (35.6) | 118 (46.3) | 134 (44.7) | 0.35 |
Married | 28 (62.2) | 129 (50.6) | 157 (52.3) | |
Divorced/widowed | 1 (2.2) | 8 (3.1) | 9 (3.0) | |
History of smoking | ||||
Yes | 11 (24.4) | 67 (26.3) | 78 (26.0) | 0.80 |
No | 34 (75.6) | 188 (73.7) | 222 (74.0) | |
Drinking alcohol | ||||
Yes | 12 (26.7) | 97 (38.0) | 109 (36.3) | 0.14 |
No | 33 (73.3) | 158 (62.0) | 191 (63.7) | |
Indigenous | ||||
Timor/Rote | 32 (71.1) | 193 (75.7) | 225 (75.0) | 0.51 |
Non-indigenous | 13 (28.9) | 62 (24.3) | 75 (25.0) | |
AFB level | ||||
+ | 13 (28.9) | 76 (29.8) | 89 (29.7) | 0.99 |
++ | 14 (31.1) | 77 (30.2) | 91 (30.3) | |
+++ | 18 (40) | 102 (40) | 120 (40.0) | |