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Table 1 Patient characteristics by distance from residence to TB health facility

From: Is distance associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes? A retrospective cohort study in Kampala, Uganda

 

Total

Euclidean Distance Categories

p-value

<  2 km

2 to < 5 km

5 to < 10 km

≥ 10 km

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Total

1776 (100)

606 (34)

459 (26)

407 (23)

304 (17)

 

Age (years) (N = 1774)a

     

< 0.001

 0–14

87 (5)

21 (3)

20 (4)

26 (6)

20 (7)

 

 15–24

366 (21)

142 (23)

95 (21)

81 (20)

48 (16)

 

 25–34

627 (35)

224 (37)

177 (39)

140 (35)

86 (29)

 

 35–44

398 (22)

122 (20)

113 (25)

93 (23)

70 (23)

 

 45–54

200 (11)

66 (11)

37 (8)

48 (12)

49 (16)

 

 55–64

61 (3)

21 (3)

12 (3)

11 (3)

17 (6)

 

  ≥ 65

35 (2)

10 (2)

4 (1)

7 (2)

14 (5)

 

Male (N = 1773)a

1079 (61)

401 (66)

286 (62)

219 (54)

173 (57)

0.001

HIV Positive (N = 1770)a

887 (50)

275 (45)

263 (57)

202 (50)

147 (49)

0.002

Pulmonary TB (N = 1765)

1513 (86)

552 (92)

395 (86)

323 (80)

242 (80)

< 0.001

Lack of bacteriologic confirmation (N = 1776)

569 (32)

142 (23)

132 (29)

168 (41)

127 (42)

< 0.001

Year of treatment initiation (N = 1773)a

     

0.289

 2014

622 (35)

200 (33)

171 (37)

149 (37)

102 (34)

 

 2015

558 (31)

212 (35)

131 (29)

126 (31)

89 (30)

 

 2016

593 (33)

194 (32)

156 (34)

132 (32)

111 (37)

 

Facility (N = 1776)

     

< 0.001

 Kisugu Health Center (public)

441 (24)

284 (47)

84 (18)

51 (13)

22 (7)

 

 Alive Medical Services

383 (22)

112 (18)

149 (32)

55 (14)

67 (22)

 

 International Hospital Kampala

178 (10)

92 (15)

27 (6)

37 (9)

22 (7)

 

 Kibuli Muslim Hospital

184 (10)

49 (8)

28 (6)

63 (15)

44 (14)

 

 St. Francis Hospital - Nsambya

578 (33)

60 (10)

169 (37)

201 (49)

148 (49)

 

 Meeting Point

12 (1)

9 (2)

2 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0)

 

Treatment Outcome (N = 1776)

     

< 0.001

 Cured

919 (51)

342 (56)

239 (52)

194 (48)

144 (47)

 

 Complete

433 (24)

101 (17)

108 (24)

127 (31)

97 (32)

 

 Failure

21 (1)

4 (1)

9 (2)

7 (2)

1 (0)

 

 Died

167 (9)

38 (6)

48 (10)

44 (11)

37 (12)

 

 Lost to Follow Up (including Default)

151 (9)

88 (15)

29 (6)

22 (5)

12 (4)

 

 Unknown/Missing

85 (5)

33 (5)

26 (6)

13 (3)

13 (4)

 
  1. a Ns below the total of 1776 indicate data missing for that particular variable