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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV (N = 300) and TB (N = 296) patients

From: Patient satisfaction with HIV and TB treatment in a public programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal: evidence from patient-exit interviews

Variable

Types of care

p-value

HIV

TB

Sex

Female

186 (62%)

156 (53%)

p = 0.03

Age (years)*

 

Mean (40) 95% CI (39-41) Median (39)

Mean (38) 95% CI (37-39) Median (37)

p = 0.07

range (21-89)

range (18-82)

Less than 20-29†

45 (15%)

73 (25%)

p = 0.04

30-39

113 (38%)

102 (34%)

40-49

91 (31%)

77 (26%)

> = 50

49 (16%)

44 (15%)

Education

  

p = 0.43

None

55 (18%)

50 (17%)

Primary

104 (35%)

92 (31%)

Secondary

101 (34%)

101 (34%)

Matric‡ and higher

40 (13%)

53 (18%)

Employed*

Yes

36 (12%)

28 (9%)

p = 0.36

Marital status*§

Never married

238 (80%)

249 (84%)

p = 0.15

  1. *Information on age was missing two HIV patients and marital status was missing in one HIV patient. Information on employment status was missing in one TB patient.
  2. †12 people receiving TB treatment and care were less than 20 years old.
  3. ‡Matric is the final year of high school in South Africa.
  4. §Ever married: currently married, divorced or separated, widowed.
  5. The p-values indicate the significance of the difference between values among HIV and TB patients.