Table 2 Prevalence of psychological distress according to health-related variables and current substance use status of TB patients
Variable | Total n (%) | Psychological Distress n (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Treatment category | ||||
 New | 401 (84.8) | 147 (36.7) | 254 (63.3) | 0.443 |
 Relapse | 72 (15.2) | 23 (31.9) | 49 (68.1) |  |
TB hospitalization experience | ||||
 Yes | 375 (79.3) | 123 (32.8) | 252 (67.2) | 0.005 |
 No | 98 (20.7) | 47 (48.0) | 51 (52.0) |  |
TB treatment duration (months) | ||||
  < 6 | 305 (64.5) | 117 (38.4) | 188 (61.6) | 0.315 |
 6–12 | 150 (31.7) | 48 (32.0) | 102 (68.0) |  |
  > 12 | 18 (3.8) | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) |  |
Cough | ||||
 Yes | 142 (30.0) | 40 (28.2) | 102 (71.8) | 0.021 |
 No | 331 (70.0) | 130 (39.3) | 201 (60.7) |  |
Diabetes | ||||
 Yes | 75 (15.9) | 18 (24.0) | 57 (76.0) | 0.019 |
 No | 398 (84.1) | 152 (38.2) | 246 (61.8) |  |
Current number of anti-TB medicines | ||||
  ≤ 3 | 228 (48.2) | 85 (37.3) | 143 (62.7) | 0.558 |
  > 3 | 245 (51.8) | 85 (34.7) | 160 (65.3) |  |
Adverse drug reactions | ||||
 Yes | 151 (31.9) | 36 (23.8) | 115 (76.2) | < 0.001 |
 No | 322 (68.1) | 134 (41.6) | 188 (58.4) |  |
Self-rated illness severity | ||||
 Mild | 333 (70.4) | 141 (42.3) | 192 (57.7) | < 0.001 |
 Moderate | 93 (19.7) | 23 (24.7) | 70 (75.3) |  |
 Severe | 47 (9.9) | 6 (12.8) | 41 (87.2) |  |
Perceived poor resistance | ||||
 Agree | 118 (24.9) | 25 (21.2) | 93 (78.8) | < 0.001 |
 Not sure | 98 (20.7) | 26 (26.5) | 72 (73.5) |  |
 Disagree | 257 (54.3) | 119 (46.3) | 138 (53.7) |  |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
  < 18.5 | 85 (18.0) | 26 (30.6) | 59 (69.4) | 0.256 |
  ≥ 18.5 | 388 (82.0) | 144 (37.1) | 244 (62.9) |  |
Physical exercise | ||||
 Often | 83 (17.5) | 41 (49.4) | 42 (50.6) | 0.010 |
 Sometimes | 81 (17.1) | 31 (38.3) | 50 (61.7) |  |
 Never | 309 (65.3) | 98 (31.7) | 211 (68.3) |  |
Current alcohol use | ||||
 Yes | 54 (11.4) | 23 (42.6) | 31 (57.4) | 0.279 |
 No | 419 (88.6) | 147 (35.1) | 272 (64.9) |  |
Current cigarette use | ||||
 Yes | 105 (22.2) | 45 (42.9) | 60 (57.1) | 0.094 |
 No | 368 (77.8) | 125 (34.0) | 243 (66.0) |  |