Table 1 Characteristic of MDR-TB patients (n = 210)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Demographic factors | |
 Gender | |
  Male | 131 (62.4) |
  Female | 79 (37.6) |
 Age | |
  ≤ 30 years | 62 (29.5) |
  31–50 years | 84 (40.0) |
  > 50 years | 64 (30.5) |
  Mean ± SD (41 ± 15.02), Minimum 18, Maximum 78 |  |
 Family member |  |
  < 4 | 88 (41.9) |
  ≥ 4 | 122 (58.1) |
  Mean ± SD (4 ± 2.15), Minimum 1, Maximum 12 |  |
Socio economic factors | Â |
 Education | |
  Illiterate | 4 (1.9) |
  Read and Write | 19 (9.0) |
  Primary school education level | 45 (21.4) |
  Middle school education level | 49 (23.3) |
  High school education level | 62 (29.5) |
  Graduate and above | 31 (14.8) |
 Occupation | |
  Dependent | 48 (22.9) |
  Manual or unskilled laborer | 43 (20.5) |
  Owned business or self-employee | 41 (19.5) |
  Government staff | 34 (16.2) |
  Private employee | 44 (21.0) |
 Family income | |
  ≤ 200,000 Kyats | 56 (26.7) |
  200,001–400,000 Kyats | 125 (59.5) |
  > 400,000 Kyats | 29 (13.8) |
  Mean ± SD (307,524.81 ± 121,484.29), Minimum 80,000 Kyats, Maximum 1,000,000 Kyats | |
Disease factors | |
 Type of patients | |
  New Cases | 26 (12.4) |
  Previously Treated Cases | 184 (87.6) |
   Relapse | 88 (41.9) |
   Category I Failure | 74 (35.2) |
   Category II Failure | 15 (7.1) |
   Defaulted | 7 (3.3) |
 Contact with MDR-TB patient | |
  Present | 71 (33.8) |
  Absent | 139 (66.2) |
 Diabetes Mellitus |  |
  Present | 40 (19.0) |
  Absent | 170 (81.0) |
 HIV status | |
  Present | 21 (10.0) |
  Absent | 189 (90.0) |
 First visited medical provider |  |
  Self-initiative | 18 (8.6) |
  General Practitioner | 170 (81.0) |
  Private Hospital | 9 (4.3) |
  Government Hospital | 8 (3.8) |
  NGOs (PSI) | 5 (2.4) |
Geographic accessibility | |
 Residence | |
  Rural | 50 (23.8) |
  Urban | 160 (76.2) |
 Distance (km) | |
  > 20 km | 91 (43.3) |
  11–20 km | 90 (42.9) |
  ≤ 10 km | 29 (13.8) |
  Mean ± SD (18.12 ± 6.61), Minimum 8.68, Maximum 31 | |
 Duration or time spent from residence to TB Center (min) | |
  > 120 min | 51 (24.3) |
  61–120 min | 66 (31.4) |
  ≤ 60 min | 93 (44.3) |
  Mean ± SD (90.10 ± 49.99), Minimum 30, Maximum 200 | |
Consciousness on MDR-TB | |
 Knowledge Level | |
  Low Knowledge (< Mean sore) | 82 (39.0) |
  High Knowledge (≥ Mean score) | 128 (61.0) |
  Mean ± SD (26.27 ± 2.33), Minimum 19, Maximum 33 | |
 Awareness Level | |
  Poor Awareness (< Mean sore) | 80 (38.1) |
  Good Awareness (≥ Mean score) | 130 (61.9) |
  Mean ± SD (56.27 ± 3.12), Minimum 48, Maximum 65 | |
Psychological factor | |
 Stigma Level | |
  Low Stigma (< Mean sore) | 119 (56.7) |
  High Stigma (≥ Mean score) | 91 (43.3) |
  Mean ± SD (10.07 ± 4.71), Minimum 3, Maximum 22 | |