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Table 3 Characteristics of demographic, social economic, and health services-related factors for 41 cases and 164 controls in Karamoja region

From: The burden of drug resistant tuberculosis in a predominantly nomadic population in Uganda: a mixed methods study

Characteristics

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

P value

Cases (N = 41)

Controls (N = 164)

Marital status

   

 Married n (%)

26 (63.4)

126 (76.8)

0.034

 Not married n (%)

15 (36.6)

38 (23.2)

Personal health-related factors

   

Category of patient

   

 New n (%)

4 (9.8)

156 (95.1)

 < 0.001

 Previous TB treatment n (%)

37 (90.2)

8 (4.9)

HIV status

   

 Negative n (%)

39 (95.1)

156 (95.1)

1.000

 Positive n (%)

2 (4.9)

8 (4.9)

Malnutrition

   

 Yes n (%)

24 (58.5)

82 (50.0)

0.363

 No n (%)

17 (41.5)

82 (50.0)

Disease classification

   

 PTB n (%)

40 (97.6)

120 (73.2)

0.011

 EPTB n (%)

1 (2.4)

44 (26.8)

Substance use

   

 Yes n (%)

40 (97.6)

95 (57.9)

0.001

 No n (%)

1 (2.4)

69 (42.1)

Health services factors

   

 Drug stock out

  

 < 0.001

  Yes n (%)

36 (87.8)

36 (22.0)

  No n (%)

5 (12.2)

128 (78.0)