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Variable
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Frequency
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Percent
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|---|
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Age (year)
|
|
18–34
|
63
|
45.0
|
|
35–54
|
56
|
40.0
|
|
≥ 55
|
21
|
15.0
|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
77
|
55.0
|
|
Female
|
63
|
45.0
|
|
Educational level
|
|
No formal education
|
6
|
4.3
|
|
Primary
|
17
|
12.1
|
|
Secondary
|
66
|
47.1
|
|
Tertiary
|
51
|
36.4
|
|
Occupation
|
|
Trading
|
44
|
31.4
|
|
Artisan
|
32
|
22.9
|
|
Retiree
|
23
|
16.4
|
|
Student/unemployed
|
22
|
15.7
|
|
Public/civil servant
|
19
|
13.6
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Single
|
49
|
35.0
|
|
Married
|
81
|
57.9
|
|
Separated
|
6
|
4.3
|
|
Widowed
|
4
|
2.9
|
|
DOTs clinic attended
|
|
UCH
|
40
|
28.6
|
|
GCHJ
|
100
|
71.4
|
|
Duration on TB treatment (month)
|
|
One
|
31
|
22.1
|
|
Two
|
20
|
14.3
|
|
Three
|
23
|
16.4
|
|
Four
|
19
|
13.6
|
|
Five
|
29
|
20.7
|
|
Six
|
18
|
12.9
|
|
Family member on TB treatment
|
|
Yes
|
7
|
5.0
|
|
No
|
133
|
95.0
|
|
If yes, the relationship
|
|
Siblings
|
3
|
2.1
|
|
Parents
|
2
|
1.4
|
|
Children
|
1
|
0.7
|
|
Niece
|
1
|
0.7
|
|
Symptoms experienced at the onset of TB infection (n = 416)*
|
|
Cough
|
140
|
33.7
|
|
Weight loss
|
77
|
18.5
|
|
Fatigue
|
69
|
16.6
|
|
Low grade fever
|
44
|
10.6
|
|
Night sweats
|
38
|
9.1
|
|
Chest pain
|
25
|
6.0
|
|
Loss of appetite
|
23
|
5.5
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- *multiple response, DOTs = Directly Observed Therapy Short-course, UCH University College Hospital, GJCH Government Jericho Chest Hospital, TB Tuberculosis, n number
