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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the TB/HIV cases

From: The prevalence of HIV among adults with pulmonary TB at a population level in Zambia

Variable

N

% (95% CI)

P-value

Overall

36

23.8 (17.2–31.4)

 

Location

 Rural

17

47.2 (30.4–64.5)

0.001b

 Urban

19

52.8 (35.5–69.6)

 

Sex

 Female

19

52.8 (35.5–69.6)

0.687b

 Male

17

47.2 (30.4–64.5)

 

Age group

 15–24

1

2.8 (0.0–14.5)

0.0001c

 25–34

13

36.1 (20.8–53.8)

 

 35–44

18

50.0 (32.9–67.1)

 

 45–54

1

2.8 (0.0–14.5)

 

 55–64

2

5.6 (0.7–18.7)

 

 65+

1

2.8 (0.0–14.5)

 

Education Level

 None

2

5.6 (0.7–18.7)

0.187c

 Primary

19

52.8 (35.5–69.6)

 

 Secondary

13

36.0 (20.8–53.8)

 

 Tertiary

2

5.6 (0.7–18.7)

 

Marital status

 Never married

3

8.3 (1.8–22.5)

0.003c

 Currently married

23

63.9 (46.2–79.2)

 

 Divorced

9

25.0 (12.1–42.2)

 

 Widowed

1

2.8 (0.0–14.5)

 

Wealth quintilea

 Lowest

3

10.7 (2.3–28.2)

0.0001c

 Second lowest

1

3.6 (0.1–18.3)

 

 Middle

4

14.3 (4.0–32.7)

 

 Fourth

14

50.0 (30.6–69.4)

 

 Highest

6

21.4 (8.3–41.0)

 
  1. aThe wealth quintile was unknown for 8 cases
  2. bPearson chi square test
  3. cKruskal-Wallis