Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 400)
Characteristics | HR-TB or PDR-TB (n = 120) | MDR-TB (n = 77) | DS-TB (n = 203) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
Mean age (SD) in years | 36.5 (9.55) | 35.9 (9.54) | 36.0 (9.54) | 0.878 |
Male | 55 (45.8) | 42 (54.5) | 108 (53.2) | 0.358 |
Marital status | 0.848 | |||
Married | 42 (35.0) | 29 (37.7) | 69 (34.0) | |
Single | 78 (65.0) | 48 (62.3) | 134 (66.0) | |
Educational level | 0.330 | |||
Secondary and above | 77 (64.2) | 57 (74.0) | 141 (69.5) | |
Primary and below | 43 (35.8) | 20 (26.0) | 62 (30.5) | |
Occupation | 0.028* | |||
Unemployed | 60 (50.0) | 34 (44.2) | 71 (35.1) | |
Employed | 60 (50.0) | 43 (55.8) | 131 (64.9) | |
Residence | 0.003* | |||
Rural | 73 (60.8) | 40 (51.9) | 84 (41.1) | |
Urban | 47 (39.2) | 37 (48.1) | 119 (58.6) | |
Region | 0.802 | |||
Manzini | 93 (77.5) | 63 (80.5) | 156 (76.8) | |
Other regions | 27 (22.5) | 15 (19.5) | 47 (23.2) |