Table 1 Demographic characteristics of tuberculosis patients in two phases (n = 462)
From: Development and validation of self-management scale for tuberculosis patients
Demographic characteristics | Total | Phase 1 (n = 231) | Phase 2 (n = 231) | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 258 (55.8) | 126 (54.5) | 132 (57.1) | 2.794 | 0.574 |
Female | 204 (44.2) | 105 (45.5) | 99 (42.9) | ||
Age | |||||
15–17 | 32 (6.9) | 17 (7.4) | 15 (6.5) | 2.177 | 0.674 |
18–39 | 320 (69.3) | 163 (70.6) | 157 (67.9) | ||
40–59 | 97 (21.0) | 43 (18.6) | 54 (23.4) | ||
≥ 60 | 13 (2.8) | 8 (3.4) | 5 (2.2) | ||
Ethnicity | |||||
Han race | 335 (72.5) | 159 (68.8) | 176 (76.2) | 3.318 | 0.076 |
Others | 127 (27.5) | 72 (31.2) | 55 (23.8) | ||
Residence | |||||
Urban | 161 (34.8) | 77 (33.3) | 84 (36.4) | 0.467 | 0.494 |
Rural | 301 (65.2) | 154 (66.7) | 147 (63.6) | ||
Registered information | |||||
Resident | 411 (89.0) | 200 (86.6) | 211 (91.3) | 2.667 | 0.102 |
Migrant | 51 (11.0) | 31 (13.4) | 20 (8.7) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Unmarried | 283 (61.3) | 148 (64.1) | 135 (58.4) | 1.609 | 0.477 |
Married | 167 (36.1) | 77 (33.3) | 90 (39.0) | ||
Divorced/Widowed | 12 (2.6) | 6 (2.6) | 6 (2.6) | ||
Education | |||||
Primary and below | 67 (14.5) | 35 (15.2) | 32 (13.9) | 0.339 | 0.844 |
Junior middle school | 129 (27.9) | 66 (28.6) | 63 (27.2) | ||
High school and above | 266 (57.6) | 130 (56.3) | 136 (58.9) | ||
Occupation | |||||
Staff/Cadre/Retire | 106 (22.9) | 49 (21.2) | 57 (24.7) | 4.954 | 0.138 |
Self-employed | 61 (13.2) | 29 (12.6) | 32 (13.8) | ||
Farmer/Migrant worker | 107 (23.2) | 65 (28.1) | 42 (18.2) | ||
Student | 170 (36.8) | 81 (35.1) | 89 (38.5) | ||
Others | 18 (3.9) | 7 (3.0) | 11 (4.8) | ||