Table 3 Characteristics of study participants
Continuation phase (July–August 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|
General population (N = 89) | Tea garden families (N = 202) | |
Age | ||
18–24 years | 21 (23.60) | 53 (26.24) |
25–34 years | 23 (25.84) | 54 (26.73) |
35–44 years | 22 (24.72) | 52 (25.74) |
45–54 years | 14 (15.73) | 23 (11.39) |
55–64 years | 6 (6.74) | 17 (8.42) |
65 years and above | 3 (3.37) | 3 (1.49) |
Gender | ||
Male | 64 (71.91) | 114 (56.44) |
Female | 25 (28.09) | 88 (43.56) |
Education | ||
Not attended school | 15 (16.85) | 94 (46.53) |
Primary | 41 (46.07) | 86 (42.57) |
Secondary | 12 (13.48) | 13 (6.44) |
Higher secondary | 11 (12.36) | 6 (2.97) |
Graduate | 10 (11.24) | 3 (1.49) |
Post-graduate and above | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
Employment status before TB | ||
Unemployed | 7 (7.87) | 15 (7.43) |
Formal paid work | 12 (13.48) | 72 (35.64) |
Informal paid work | 33 (37.08) | 69 (34.16) |
Retired | 2 (2.25) | 3 (1.49) |
Student | 5 (5.62) | 9 (4.46) |
Homemaker | 12 (13.48) | 25 (12.38) |
Self-occupied | 18 (20.22) | 9 (4.46) |
Type of TB | ||
Pulmonary, bacteriologically confirmed | 39 (43.82) | 104 (51.49) |
Pulmonary, bacteriologically unconfirmed | 14 (15.73) | 43 (21.29) |
Extra pulmonary | 36 (40.45) | 55 (27.23) |