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Table 1 Characteristics of 133 study patients with tuberculosis, Uganda, 2007 - 2008

From: Patient satisfaction, feasibility and reliability of satisfaction questionnaire among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

 

Public hospital (Mulago) (n = 67)

Private hospital (Mengo) (n = 66)

Sex

   
 

Men (%)

34 (51)

33 (50)

 

Women (%)

33 (49)

33 (50)

Mean age (years) SD2

 

32.0 ± 9.9

35.2 ± 11.2

HIV sero-status1

Positive (%)

32 (49)

32 (50)

 

Negative (%)

33 (51)

32 (50)

Level of education

   
 

None/primary

21 (31)a

2 (3)

 

Secondary/degree

47 (69)

63 (97)

Marital status

   
 

Single

41 (60)

33 (51)

 

Married

27 (40)

32 (49)

Income

   
 

No

21 (31)

14 (22)

 

Yes

47 (69)

50 (78)

Patient category

   
 

Starting therapy (%)

24 (36)

22 (33)

 

Two months on therapy (%)

21 (31)

23 (35)

 

Completed therapy (%)

22 (33)

21 (32)

  1. ap-value < 0.001, ap-value < 0.05. 1Four patients were of unknown HIV status. 2Values are means with ± standard deviation (SD).
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