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Table 2 Characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) patients referred out for TB treatment to peripheral health facilities from Sihanouk Hospital Centre of HOPE hospital (SHCH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (May–October 2014)

From: Using mobile phones to ensure that referred tuberculosis patients reach their treatment facilities: a call that makes a difference

Variable

N (%)

Total

109

Age

  < 34

22 (22)

 35–55

47 (43)

  > 55

40 (36)

Sex

 Male

55 (51)

 Female

54 (49)

Occupation

 Farmer

31 (29)

 Unemployed

29 (27)

 Labourer

19 (17)

 Small business

9 (8)

 House wife

8 (7)

 Othera

13 (12)

Co-morbidity

 No associated co-morbidity

87 (80)

 HIV/AIDS

14 (13)

 Diabetes mellitus

6 (5)

 Otherb

2 (2)

History of smoking

 Yes

35 (32)

 No

74 (68)

History of alcohol intake

 Yes

39 (36)

 No

70 (64)

Type of TB

 Smear positive Pulmonary TB

50 (46)

 Smear negative Pulmonary TB

31 (28)

 Extra pulmonary TB

28 (26)

Category of TBc

 First line treatment

88 (81)

 First line retreatment

21 (19)

Type of referral

 Referred for treatment initiation

92 (84)

 Referred for treatment continuation

17 (16)

  1. aDriver (4), other (3), government employee (2), NGO worker (2), student (1) and soldier (1)
  2. bAsthma (1), heart disease (1)
  3. cFirst line treatment (newly diagnosed TB), First line retreatment (relapse, recurrent, failure)