Table 2 Sex, age and ethnic groups by types of cases (old/new) during registration at DOTS center
Variables | Types of TB cases during registration | χ2(df) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New (n = 510, 81.2%) n (%) | Previously treated patients (n = 118, 18.8%) n (%) | Total (N = 628) n (%) | |||
Sex | 4.56(1) | 0.033 | |||
Male | 260 (51.0) | 73 (61.9) | 333 (53) | ||
Female | 250 (49.0)) | 45 (38.1) | 295 (47) | ||
Age (in years) | 9.68 (3) | 0.022 | |||
≤ 14 | 31 (6.1) | 1 (0.8) | 32 (5.1) | ||
15–24 | 162 (31.8) | 36 (30.5) | 198 (31.5) | ||
25–54 | 237 (46.5) | 52 (44.1) | 289 (46.0) | ||
≥ 55 | 80 (15.7) | 29 (24.6) | 109 (17.4) | ||
Ethnic groups | 0.69(1) | 0.405 | |||
Dis-advantaged | 281 (55.1) | 70 (59.3) | 351 (55.9) | ||
Advantaged | 229 (44.9) | 48 (40.7) | 277 (44.1) | ||