Table 1 Demographic information and clinical characteristics of 278 patients with MDR/RR-TB in Sichuan, China
Characteristic | Total cases (N = 278) | New cases (N = 211) | Re-treated cases (N = 67) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 214 | 76.98 | 157 | 74.41 | 57 | 85.07 |
Female | 64 | 23.02 | 54 | 25.59 | 10 | 14.93 |
Age group | ||||||
≤ 24 | 24 | 8.63 | 19 | 9.00 | 5 | 7.46 |
25–44 | 66 | 23.74 | 51 | 24.17 | 15 | 22.39 |
45–65 | 128 | 46.04 | 90 | 42.65 | 38 | 56.72 |
> 65 | 60 | 21.58 | 51 | 24.17 | 9 | 13.43 |
Nationality | ||||||
Han nationality | 271 | 97.48 | 206 | 97.63 | 65 | 97.01 |
Other | 7 | 2.52 | 5 | 2.37 | 2 | 2.99 |
Occupation* | ||||||
Farmer | 216 | 78.55 | 159 | 75.71 | 57 | 87.69 |
Students and faculty | 15 | 5.45 | 14 | 6.67 | 1 | 1.54 |
Other | 44 | 16.00 | 37 | 17.62 | 7 | 10.77 |
Census registry* | ||||||
Resident | 243 | 88.36 | 184 | 87.62 | 59 | 90.77 |
Migrant | 32 | 11.64 | 26 | 12.38 | 6 | 9.23 |
Concomitant disease* | ||||||
Yes | 44 | 16.00 | 33 | 15.71 | 11 | 16.92 |
No | 231 | 84.00 | 177 | 84.29 | 54 | 83.08 |
Visiting hospital delay* | ||||||
< 14 days | 125 | 45.45 | 97 | 46.19 | 28 | 43.08 |
≥ 14 days | 150 | 54.55 | 113 | 53.81 | 37 | 56.92 |
Health system delay* | ||||||
< 14 days | 241 | 87.64 | 187 | 89.05 | 54 | 83.08 |
≥ 14 days | 34 | 12.36 | 23 | 10.95 | 11 | 16.92 |
Patient source* | ||||||
Clinic visit due to symptoms | 80 | 29.09 | 56 | 26.67 | 24 | 36.92 |
Tracing | 63 | 22.91 | 55 | 26.19 | 8 | 12.31 |
Referral | 121 | 44.00 | 91 | 43.33 | 30 | 46.15 |
Other | 11 | 4.00 | 8 | 3.81 | 3 | 4.62 |