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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants by lockdown period

From: Patient level barriers to accessing TB care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, a mixed methods study

Variables

Pre-lockdown

lockdown

Post-first lockdown

Overall

P-values

Age in years, median (IQR)

32 (25ā€“42)

33 (27ā€“40)

34.5 (25ā€“42)

33 (26ā€“42)

0.090

Distance from Health Care Facility in KM, median (IQR)

6 (3ā€“11)

5 (2.7ā€“10)

5.2 (3.0ā€“11)

5.6 (3.0ā€“11)

0.475

Area of residence

Ā 

ā€ƒRural

75(35.2)

63(33.3)

58(21.5)

196(29.2)

0.001

ā€ƒUrban

138(64.8)

126(66.7)

212(78.5)

467(70.8)

Gender

Ā 

ā€ƒFemale

91(42.7)

74(39.2)

108(40.0)

273(40.6)

0.740

ā€ƒMale

122(57.3)

115(60.85)

162(60.0)

399(59.4)

HIV status

Ā 

ā€ƒNegative

125(67.6)

95(62.5)

118(63.1)

338(64.5)

0.553

ā€ƒPositive

60(32.4)

57(37.5)

69(36.9)

186(35.5)

Employment Status

Ā 

ā€ƒUnemployed

46(42.9)

40(26.3)

61(32.6)

147(28.1)

0.213

ā€ƒEmployed

139(75.1)

112(73.7)

126(67.4)

377(71.9)

Quantiles of SES

Ā 

ā€ƒLower

71(39.4)

43(29.1)

50(28.7)

164(32.7)

0.153

ā€ƒMiddle

52(28.9)

55(37.2)

58(33.3)

165(32.9)

ā€ƒUpper

57(31.7)

50(33.7)

66(38.0)

173(34.4)