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Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of HWs and the general population with TB in Free State, South Africa

From: The neglected burden of tuberculosis disease among health workers: a decade-long cohort study in South Africa

Variable

Health Workers

(N = 2677)

Frequency (%)

General Population

(N = 229,157)

Frequency (%)

Age (at diagnosis)

  < 19

0 (0·0)

4714 (2·1)

 20–29

205 (7·7)

51,409 (22·4)

 30–39

992 (37·1)

76,463 (33·3)

 40–49

997 (37·2)

58,223 (25·4)

 50–59

429 (16·0)

27,598 (12·0)

 60+

54 (2·0)

10,750 (4·7)

Sex

 Male

1103 (41·2)

98,872 (43·1)

 Female

1574 (58·8)

130,285 (56·0)

Race

 African

2546 (95·1)

 White

70 (2·6)

 Coloured

59 (2·2)

 Indian

2 (0·08)

HIV Status

 HIV+

498 (18·6)

71,778 (31·3)

 HIV-

154 (5·8)

22,420 (9·8)

 Unknown

2025 (75·6)

98,959 (43·2)

Facility Type

 Hospital

1551 (57·9)

 Clinic

88 (32·9)

 Other

244 (9·2)

Occupation

 Doctor/Surgeon

282 (10·5)

 Nurse

1113 (41·6)

 Allied Health Professional

108 (4·2)

 Administrative/Clerical

407 (15·2)

 Support Services

767 (28·7)

Duration of Employment

 1–5 years

529 (20·0)

 6–10 years

359 (13·4)

 11–15 years

536 (20·0)

 16–20 years

498 (18·6)

 20+ years

461 (17·2)

Disease Classification

 Pulmonary

2039 (76·2)

179,579 (78·4)

 Extra-pulmonary

560 (20·9)

44,952 (19·6)

 Both

78 (2·9)

4626 (2·0)

Diagnosis Type

 New

2149 (80·3)

186,679 (81·5)

 Relapse/Re-treatment

528 (19·7)

42,478 (18·5)

MDR-TB (pre-treatment)

 Yes

18 (0·7)

1430 (0·6)

 No

2659 (99·3)

227,727 (99·4)

Outcome

 Cured/Completed

1742 (65·1)

134,857 (58·8)

 Defaulted/Failed

136 (5·1)

14,783 (6·5)

 Transferred/Moved

405 (15·1)

38,585 (16·8)

 Died

306 (11·3)

29,156 (12·7)

 Unknown

90 (3·4)

11,776 (5·1)

  1. *Physicians and Surgeon = Surgeon, Radiologist, Anaesthesiologist, Other Physicians, Medical Registrar; Nurse = Professional nurse, Assistant or auxiliary Nurse, Staff Nurse; Allied Health Professional = Therapist (i.e. audiologist), Technologist/technician, Pharmacist, Social Worker; Administrative/Clerical = Manager/administrator, Clerk, General Assistant; Support Staff = Maintenance Worker, Laundry Worker, Food Service Worker, Security, Cleaner, Porter