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Table 1 Characteristics of participants interviewed

From: Alcohol use disorder among people diagnosed with tuberculosis in a large urban case-finding project in central Uganda: prevalence, associated factors and challenges to treatment adherence

Characteristic

Positive AUD screen (N = 62)

n (%)

No AUD (N = 263)

n (%)

Chi-square pvalue1

Sex

  

Male

51 (82.3)

161 (61.2)

 

Female

11 (17.7)

102 (38.8)

< 0.01

Area of Residence

  

Urban

39 (62.9)

107 (40.7)

 

Peri-urban

23 (37.1)

156 (59.3)

< 0.01

Age

  

15–24

5 (8.1)

61 (23.2)

 

25–34

21 (33.9)

89 (33.8)

 

35–44

20 (32.2)

64 (24.3)

 

45+

16 (25.8)

49 (18.6)

0.04

Type of person with TB

  

Newly diagnosed

54 (87.1)

242 (92.0)

 

Previously treated

8 (12.9)

21 (8.0)

0.22

HIV Status

  

PLHIV

12 (19.4)

53 (20.1)

 

HIV-

49 (79.0)

205 (78.0)

 

HIV unknown

1 (1.6)

5 (1.9)

0.98

Highest Education Level Attained

  

None

6 (9.7)

27 (10.3)

 

Primary

28 (45.1)

106 (40.3)

 

Secondary

22 (35.5)

103 (39.1)

 

Tertiary

6 (9.7)

27 (10.3)

0.92

Marital Status

  

Single

17 (27.4)

111 (42.2)

 

Married

24 (38.7)

89 (33.8)

 

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

21 (33.9)

63 (24.0)

0.08

Primary Employment

  

None

14 (22.6)

75 (28.5)

 

Self-Employment

38 (61.3)

133 (50.6)

 

Salaried Employment

10 (16.1)

55 (20.9)

0.31

Daily Income (rate 1$=UGX 3586)2

  

<$2

31 (50.0)

123 (46.8)

 

$2–5

18 (29.0)

87 (33.1)

 

$>5

13 (21.0)

53 (20.1)

0.83

Socioeconomic status

   

Low

24(38.7)

89 (33.8)

 

Middle

18(29.0)

87 (33.1)

 

High

20 (32.3)

87 (33.1)

0.74

  1. 1: Bold: p-value < 0.2
  2. 2: international poverty line is estimated at 1.90 by the world bank [22]