Table 5 Characteristics of participants of in-depth interviews (N = 12)
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
- Female | 3 (25.0%) |
- Male | 9 (75.0%) |
Marital status | |
- In union | 4 (33.3%) |
- Single | 5 (41.7%) |
- Widowed/divorced/Separated | 3 (25.0%) |
Employment status | |
- Employed | 3 (25.0%) |
- Unemployed | 9 (75.0%) |
History of incarceration | |
- Yes | 9 (75.0) |
- No | 3 (25.0) |
TB classification | |
- Confirmed MDRa | 3 (25.0) |
- Confirmed pre-XDR (FQ) | 5 (41.7) |
- Confirmed pre-XDR (Inj) | 2 (16.7) |
- Confirmed XDRb | 2 (16.7) |
Hepatitis C status | |
- Yes | 4 (33.3) |
- No | 8 (66.7) |
Percent with adherence above 90% | |
- > =90% adherence | 9 (75.0) |
- < 90% adherence | 3 (25.0) |
Previous history of TB | |
- Yes | 3 (25.0) |
- No | 9 (75.0) |
Psychiatric diagnosis | |
- Alcohol dependence | 6 (50.0) |
- Opioid dependence | 1 (8.3) |
- Acute alcohol intoxication | 2 (16.7) |
- Personality disorder | 1 (8.3) |
- Mild intellectual disabilities | 1 (8.3) |
Baseline ASSIST or AUDIT score | |
- Low | 2 (18.2) |
- Moderate | 3 (27.3) |
- High | 6 (54.5) |
Baseline risk for poor adherence | |
- Moderate risk | 5 (41.7) |
- High risk | 7 (58.3) |
Treatment location at time of interview | |
- Involuntary isolation | 2 (18.2) |
- In patient | 2 (18.2) |
- Completed treatment | 1 (18.2) |
- Out patient | 6 (58.3) |
- Provider initiated treatment interruption | 1 (8.3) |