Table 1 Background characteristics of the survey participants with NTM
Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex (N = 923) | ||
Male | 446 | 48.32 |
Female | 477 | 51.68 |
Setting (N = 923) | ||
Rural residence | 708 | 76.71 |
Urban residence | 215 | 23.29 |
Age group (N = 923) | ||
15–24 | 80 | 8.67 |
25–34 | 128 | 13.87 |
35–44 | 154 | 16.68 |
45–54 | 143 | 15.49 |
55–64 | 154 | 16.68 |
65+ | 264 | 28.60 |
Education (N = 923) | ||
No schooling | 190 | 20.59 |
Primary | 493 | 53.41 |
Secondary | 226 | 24.49 |
Tertiary | 14 | 1.52 |
Wealth Quintile (N = 834) | ||
Lowest | 215 | 25.78 |
Second Lowest | 208 | 24.94 |
Middle | 197 | 23.62 |
Fourth | 108 | 12.95 |
Highest | 106 | 12.71 |
Symptom Screening (N = 923) | ||
Postive | 655 | 70.96 |
Negative | 268 | 29.04 |
Field chest x-ray (N = 923) | ||
Normal | 443 | 48.00 |
Abnormal | 478 | 51.79 |
Not done | 2 | 0.22 |