Characteristics | All | Urban | Rural | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total, n (%) | 24 (100) | 6 (25.0) | 18 (75.0) | < 0.001 |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 47 (33.5–53) | 39 (29–47) | 47.5 (38–55) | 0.20 |
Male sex, n (%) | 22 (91.7) | 6 (100) | 16 (88.9) | 0.55 |
HIV infection, n (%) | 5 (20.8) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (22.2) | 1.0 |
Education level, n (%) | 5 (0.9) | 0.55 | ||
No/primary school | 21 (87.5) | 15 (83.3) | 6 (100) | |
Secondary/university | 3 (12.5) | 3 (16.7) | – | |
Occupation, n (%) | 0.002 | |||
Unemployed | 14 (58.3) | – | 14 (77.8) | |
Employed | 10 (41.7) | 6 (100) | 4 (22.2) | |
Smoking a, n (%) | 3 (12.5) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (5.6) | 0.25 |
Alcohol use b, n (%) | 4 (16.7) | – | 4 (22.2) | 0.54 |
Diabetes mellitus | 1 (5.3) | – | 1 (7.7) | – |
People in the household, n (%) | 0.99 | |||
≤ 3 | 17 (70.8) | 4 (66.7) | 13 (72.2) | |
> 3 | 7 (29.2) | 2 (33.3) | 5 (27.8) | |
History of TB contact, n (%) | 7 (29.2) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (33.3) | 0.63 |
Household monthly income, n (%) | 0.99 | |||
< 100 USD | 18 (75.0) | 5 (83.3) | 13 (72.2) | |
≥ 100 USD | 6 (25.0) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (27.8) | |
BMI in kg/m2, median (IQR) | 16.9 (16.3–18.4) | 16.5 (15.7–17.0) | 17.1 (16.5–18.8) | 0.14 |
Body fat in %, median (IQR) | 10.9 (7.4–14.9) | 7.1 (5.9–8.5) | 11.9 (10.2–15.2) | 0.005 |
Hb level in g/dl, median (IQR) | 10.8 (10–12) | 11.2 (7.2–12.9) | 10.5 (10.1–12) | 0.79 |
Visiting traditional healers, n (%) | 5 (20.8) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (22.2) | 0.99 |
Previous use of antibiotics, n (%) | 18 (75.0) | 3 (50.0) | 15 (83.3) | 0.14 |
Any helminth infection, n (%) | 5 (22.7) | 2 (50.0) | 3 (16.7) | 0.21 |