Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 114)
Variables | Categories | f (%) | Arm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Intervention f (%) | Control f (%) | ||
Gender | Female | 40 (35.1) | 18 (31.6) | 22 (38.6) |
Male | 74 (64.9) | 39 (68.4) | 35 (61.4) | |
Marital status | Never | 54 (47.4) | 27 (47.4) | 27 (47.4) |
Married | 51 (44.7) | 29 (50.9) | 22 (38.6) | |
Widowed | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.5) | |
Divorced | 7 (6.1) | 1 (1.8) | 6 (10.5) | |
Occupation status | No job | 23 (20.2) | 10 (17.5) | 13 (22.8) |
Student | 4 (3.5) | 4 (7.0) | 0 (0) | |
Farmer | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | |
Trader | 10 (8.8) | 5 (8.8) | 5 (8.8) | |
Housewife | 9 (7.9) | 2 (3.5) | 7 (12.3) | |
Government employee | 10 (8.8) | 5 (8.8) | 5 (8.8) | |
Daily laborer | 45 (39.5) | 22 (38.6) | 23 (40.4) | |
Other | 12 (10.5) | 9 (15.8) | 3 (5.3) | |
Highest level of education | No formal education | 9 (7.9) | 3 (5.3) | 6 (10.5) |
Primary | 44 (38.6) | 25 (43.9) | 19 (33.3) | |
Secondary | 30 (26.3) | 14 (24.6) | 16 (28.1) | |
Preparatory | 11 (9.6) | 5 (8.8) | 6 (10.5) | |
University diploma | 9 (7.9) | 4 (7.0) | 5 (8.8) | |
University diploma or above | 11 (9.6) | 6 (10.5) | 5 (8.8) | |
Residential status | Lives alone | 14 (12.3) | 6 (10.5) | 8 (14.0) |
Lives with family | 84 (73.7) | 43 (75.4) | 41 (71.9) | |
Lives with friends | 7 (6.1) | 3 (5.3) | 4 (7.0) | |
Homeless | 6 (5.3) | 3 (5.3) | 3 (5.3) | |
Other | 3 (2.6) | 2 (3.5) | 1 (1.8) | |
Number of cohabitants | ≤ 3 | 67 (58.8) | 36 63.2) | 31 (54.4) |
4–6 | 38 (33.3) | 17 (29.8) | 21 (36.8) | |
7–9 | 7 (6.1) | 2 (3.5) | 5 (8.8) | |
≥ 10 | 2 (1.8) | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0) | |
Bedrooms | 1 | 72 (63.2) | 37 (64.9) | 35 (61.4) |
2 | 30 (26.3) | 14 (24.6) | 16 (28.1) | |
3 | 7 (6.1) | 4 (7.0) | 3 (5.3) | |
≥ 4 | 5 (4.4) | 2 (3.5) | 3 (5.3) | |
Household head | Yes | 63 (55.3) | 33 (57.9) | 30 (52.6) |
No | 51 (44.7) | 24 (42.1) | 27 (47.4) | |
Residency status | Permanent | 92 (80.7) | 43 (75.4) | 49 (85.9) |
Temporary | 22 (19.3) | 14 (24.6) | 8 (14.0) | |
Smoking per day | Never | 94 (82.5) | 50 (87.7) | 44 (77.2) |
1–5 | 19 (16.7) | 6 (10.5) | 13 (22.8) | |
6–10 | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | |
Khat (a stimulant) | Never | 91 (79.8) | 47 (82.5) | 44 (77.2) |
1/week | 10 (8.8) | 3 (5.3) | 7 (12.3) | |
> = 2/week | 9 (7.9) | 5 (8.8) | 4 (7.0) | |
1/month | 4 (3.5) | 2 (3.5) | 2 (3.6) | |
Alcohol | Never | 72 (63.2) | 40 (70.2) | 32 (56.1) |
> 1/day | 12 (10.5) | 5 (8.8) | 7 (12.3) | |
2–5/day | 19 (16.7) | 7 (12.3) | 12 (21.1) | |
≥ 6/day | 3 (2.6) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.5) | |
Rarely | 8 (7.0) | 4 (7.0) | 4 (7.0) | |
HIVa | Negative | 96 (85.0) | 47 (82.5) | 49 (87.5) |
Positive | 17 (15.0) | 10 (17.5) | 7 (12.5) | |
On antiretroviral (If HIV positive) | Yes | 12 (73.3) | 7 (70.0) | 5 (71.4) |
No | 5 (26.7) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (28.6) | |
TB treatment | New | 102 (89.5) | 50 (87.7) | 52 (91.2) |
Relapse | 12 (10.5) | 7 (12.3) | 5 (8.8) | |
Place of diagnosis | Study facility | 78 (68.4) | 36 (63.2) | 42 (73.7) |
Health center | 4 (3.5) | 2 (3.5) | 2 (3.5) | |
Public hospital | 10 (8.8) | 8 (14.0) | 2 (3.5) | |
Private clinic/hospital | 21 (18.4) | 10 (17.5) | 11 (19.3) | |
Other | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | |
TB test methodology | Microscopy | 44 (38.6) | 18 (31.6) | 26 (45.6) |
Xpert MTB/RIF | 70 (61.4) | 39 (68.4) | 31 (54.4) | |
Microscopy result (if test with microscopy)b | 1–9 (scanty) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.0) |
1+ | 10 (23.8) | 5 (29.4) | 5 (20.0) | |
2+ | 15 (35.7) | 10 (58.8) | 5 (20.0) | |
3+ | 16 (38.1) | 2 (11.8) | 14 (56.0) | |
Completed treatment (if ever treated for TB) | Yes | 12 (100) | 7 (100) | 5 (100) |