Table 1 Sociodemographic, economic, clinical, and epidemiologic characteristics of indigenous and non-indigenous patients with TB in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil between June 2009 and July 2011 (N = 109)
Sociodemographic, economic, epidemiologic and clinical variables | Indigenous | Non-indigenous | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 57 | n = 52 | ||
Sex male | 31 (55%) | 34 (66%) | 0.07 |
Age, mean ± SD | 30.29 ± 25.60 | 42.02 ± 37.58 | <0.01 1 |
Have a partner | 30 (53%) | 21 (40%) | 0.05 |
No education | 42 (74%) | 14 (27%) | <0.01 |
Monthly income per capita (U.S. dollars), mean ± SD | 55.82 ± 61.67 | 226.8 ± 194.1 | <0.01 1 |
Social class (ABEP)2, mean ± SD | 5.03 ± 4.14 (E) | 14.06 ± 5.26 (C2) | <0.01 1 |
Works at the sugar cane factory | 9 (16%) | 0 (0%) | <0.01 |
Knows someone with TB | 30 (53%) | 14 (27%) | <0.01 |
Agglomeration3, mean ± SD | 2.23 ± 1.69 | 0.99 ± 1.67 | <0.01 1 |
Alcoholism | 4/53 (8%) | 10 (19%) | 0.03 |
Smoking | 49 (86%) | 37 (71%) | 0.01 |
Drug abuse | 4 (7%) | 11 (21%) | 0.04 |
HIV positive | 0 (0%) | 6 (12%) | 0.06 |
Pulmonary form of TB | 51 (90%) | 44 (85%) | 0.14 |
Diagnostic | |||
Smear positive | 48 (84%) | 40/48 (83%) | 0.98 |
Smear negative and culture positive | 4/56 (7%) | 2/48 (4%) | 0.46 |