Finding gaps in TB notifications: spatial analysis of geographical patterns of TB notifications, associations with TB program efforts and social determinants of TB risk in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan

Table 3 Descriptive statistics for Nepali districts

Variable	N	Mean^a	SD	Min	Max	Missing		National^b
						N	%
Population	75	364,160	304,925	5284	1,931,225	0	0.0	27,311,978
Case notification	75	494	572	4	3642	0	0.0	37,025
Case notification rate	75	110	49	31	227	0	0.0	136
Healthcare access
Facility density (per 100,000 population)	75	98.9	73.6	24.7	530.0	0	0.0	65.6
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)	75^c	64	9	55	82	0	0.0	N/A
Vaccination coverage (%)	75^c	88.9	4.7	79.8	97.4	0	0.0	N/A
Socio-economic status
Poverty headcount ratio (%)	75	27.7	13.4	4.0	64.1	0	0.0	N/A
Literacy rate (%)	75	58.1	10.6	34.6	87.3	0	0.0	N/A
Demography
Stunting (%)	75^c	43.4	9.7	31.3	59.5	0	0.0	N/A
Sex ratio (male: female)	75	92.7	9.0	76.0	127.3	0	0.0	N/A
Population density (per km²)	75	312	590	3	4416	0	0.0	N/A
Ageing index (elders per 100 persons under 15)^d	74	16.3	6.1	6.2	35.5	1	1.3	N/A
Miners	75^c	1	0.5	0.3	1.7	0	0.0	N/A
Migrant distribution (%)	75^c	35.9	5.0	26.0	39.3	0	0.0	N/A
TB programme efforts
Bacteriologically confirmed (%)	75	72.2	12.8	22.2	100.0	0	0.0	70.3
Treatment success rate (%)	74	92.4	4.8	81.7	100.0	1	1.3	90.7

^aUnweighted mean of districts. ^bWeighted national average. ^cData were available on the regional level only
N/A: National average could not be calculated due to lack of denominator. ^d The number of elders per 100 persons younger than 15

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