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Table 1 Participant and health facility characteristics

From: Complete sputum smear monitoring among adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in central Uganda: evidence from a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Level

Overall (n = 416)

Health facility location

Rural

137 (32.9)

Urban

279 (67.1)

Health facility level

Health center

137 (32.9)

Hospital

279 (67.1)

Type of health facility ownership

Private-not-for profit

21 (5.1)

Government

395 (95.0)

Age group (years)

15–24

52 (12.5)

 

25–34

150 (36.1)

 

35–44

104 (25.0)

 

45–54

63 (15.1)

 

 ≥ 55

47 (11.3)

 

Mean

37.3 ± 12.9

Sex

Female

126 (30.3)

 

Male

290 (69.7)

Type of person with BC-PTB

Retreatment

18 (4.3)

 

New

398 (95.7)

Type of DOTS

Facility-based

143 (34.4)

 

Community-based

273 (65.6)

Lives in the same sub-county as the health facility

No

268 (64.4)

 

Yes

148 (35.4)

Residence

Rural

269 (64.7)

 

Urban

147 (35.3)

TB/HIV

No

243 (58.4)

 

Yes

173 (41.6)

Treatment supporter

No

79 (19.0)

 

Yes

337 (81.0)