Table 2 Demographic characteristics of 146 TB cases
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Median age | 22 (range: 8 months to 76 years) |
Age | |
< 5 years old | 25 (17%) |
5 – 15 years old | 27 (18%) |
16 – 59 years old | 90 (62%) |
≥ 60 years old | 4 (3%) |
Sex | |
Male | 66 (45%) |
Female | 80 (55%) |
Ethnicity | |
Papuan | 141 (97%) |
Highlanders | 5 (3%) |
Occupation | |
Subsistence farmers | 65 (44%) |
Students | 41 (28%) |
Mining industry | 15 (10%) |
Health workers | 3 (2%) |
Children/unknown | 40 (27%) |
Level of education | |
University education | 1 (0.7%) |
Diploma | 2 (1.4%) |
Trade school | 2 (1.4%) |
High school education | 23 (15.8%) |
Primary school education | 51 (34.9%) |
No formal education | 33 (22.6%) |
Unknown/children under school age | 34 (23.2%) |
Mobile phone access | |
NO access to mobile phone/no coverage | 55 (37.7%) |
Access to own mobile phone | 51 (34.9%) |
Access to family members mobile phone | 40 (27.4%) |
Distance from hospital | |
Walk ≤ 1 hour | 46 (31.5%) |
Boat road trip ≤ 1 hour | 29 (20%) |
Walk > 1 hour < 1 day | 0 |
Boat road trip > 1 hour < 1 day | 44 (30%) |
Walk ≥ 1 day | 5 (3.4%) |
Boat/road trip ≥ 1 day | 22 (15.1%) |
Smoking status* | |
Non smokers | 104 (71.2%) |
Smokers | 41 (28.1%) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7%) |
Exposure to in-house smoke** | |
Exposed | 104 (71.2%) |
No exposure | 32 (21.9%) |
Unknown | 10 (6.9%) |
Alcohol consumption | |
Drink alcohol | 30 (20.5%) |
Never drink alcohol | 115 (78.8%) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7%) |
Betel nut chewing | |
Does not chew betel nut | 92 (63%) |
Chews betel nut | 53 (36.3%) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7%) |