From: Feasibility and willingness-to-pay for integrated community-based tuberculosis testing
Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Male | 61 (54.0) |
Race/ethnicity | Â |
   Black, non-Hispanic | 101 (90.2) |
   White, non-Hispanic | 9 (8.0) |
   Hispanic | 2 (1.8) |
Mean age (standard deviation) | 41.4 (12.6) |
Foreign-born | 9 (8.0) |
Previous treatment for active or latent TB (self-reported) | 12 (10.6) |
Previous HIV test (self-reported) | 69 (61.1) |
Frequency of alcohol use | Â |
   None | 37 (33.3) |
   < 1 drink/day | 25 (22.5) |
   1-2 drinks/day | 15 (13.5) |
   > 3 drinks/day | 22 (19.8) |
   > 5 drinks on any day (binge) | 12 (10.8) |
Tobacco Use | Â |
   None | 18 (16.4) |
   Former | 8 (7.3) |
   Current | 84 (76.4) |
Prior incarceration | 79 (70.5) |
Current or prior intravenous drug use | 8 (7.1) |
Current or prior crack use | 30 (26.5) |
Unprotected sex in past year | 58 (52.7) |
Prior sexually transmitted disease | 51 (49.0) |
Current or prior homelessness | 40 (35.4) |
Perceived risk of HIV/syphilis | Â |
   Low | 81 (71.7) |
   Medium | 17 (15.0) |
   High | 8 (7.1) |
   Not reported | 7 (6.2) |
Perceived risk of tuberculosis | Â |
   Low | 83 (73.5) |
   Medium | 12 (10.6) |
   High | 11 (9.7) |
   Not reported | 7 (6.2) |