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Table 1 Socio-demographic data of people with DR-TB per province. The time into DR-TB treatment was defined as the period from day 1 of treatment initiation until the day of the interview

From: Usability of simplified audiometry and electrocardiogram during treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mozambique: a qualitative study

 

Maputo City

n = 21

Gaza

n = 34

Nampula

n = 18

Zambézia n = 18

Total

n = 91

Median age (IQR)

36 (27.0–45.0)

39.5 (33.5–57.3)

33.5 (22.8–39.0)

30 (27.0–37.0)

36 (27.0–45.0)

Gender

 Male (%)

12 (57.1)

16 (47.1)

12 (66.7)

12 (66.7)

52 (57.1)

Marital status

 Married (%)

6 (28.6)

19 (55.9)

8 (44.5)

11 (61.1)

44 (48.4)

 Never married/lived with someone (%)

12 (57.1)

15 (44.1)

5 (27.8)

6 (33.3)

38 (41.8)

 Divorced (%)

2 (9.5)

0

4 (22.2)

0

6 (6.6)

 Widow/widower (%)

1 (4.8)

0

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

3 (3.3)

Education

 Primary school (%)

6 (28.6)

16 (47.1)

9 (50)

5 (27.8)

36 (39.6)

 Secondary school (%)

11 (52.4)

7 (20.6)

5 (27.8)

7 (38.9)

30 (33)

 High school or professional degree (%)

1 (4.8)

2 (5.9)

1 (5.6)

5 (27.8)

9 (9.9)

 Have not studied (%)

3 (14.3)

9 (26.5)

3 (16.7)

1 (5.6)

16 (17.6)

Occupation

 Currently employed/working (%)

17 (81)

24 (70.6)

11 (61.1)

10 (55.6)

62 (68.1)

 Not currently employed/working (%)

4 (19.1)

10 (29.4)

7 (38.9)

8 (44.4)

29 (31.9)

Median time into DR-TB treatment in months (IQR)

9 (5.0–18.0)

7 (3.3–18)

6 (5.3–9.8)

11 (3.0–16.6)

7 (3.5–16.5)

People tested with the simplified devices

 Audiometer ShoeBox® (%)

21 (100)

33 (97.6)

18 (100)

18 (100)

90 (98.9)

 ECG SmartHeart® Pro (%)

21 (100)

23 (67.7)

6 (33.3)

7 (30.8)

57 (62.6)