Table 5 Bivariate analysis: mean differences of TB treatment support costs by socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

Age group

0.8; 0.562

1.0; 0.434

1.0; 0.400

 18–24

34.6

16.4

71.5

30

106.2

39.1

 25–34

31.7

11.5

56.4

33

88.1

33.9

 35–44

30.1

12

61.9

29.7

92.1

31.2

 45–54

32

12.2

61

30.2

93.1

31.4

  > 54

30.8

14

64.2

34.3

95

32.7

Gender

-1.1 T; 0.254

-6.9 T; < 0.001***

-7.1 T; < 0.001***

 Male

30.5

11.9

51.3

28.7

81.7

30.9

 Female

31.9

12.4

71.7

29.4

103.6

29.7

Marital status

0.4; 0.772

3.8; 0.010 *

2.6; 0.050 *

 Never Married

31.7

12.5

56.8

41.1

88.5

35.8

 Married

31.1

12.1

60.7

29.3

91.8

32.7

 Widowed

31.2

12

59.7

0

90.9

12

 Divorce

27.7

13.2

88.9

0

116.6

13.2

Religion

2.2 T; 0.030 *

-8.4 T; < 0.001***

-6.6 T; < 0.001***

 Christian

31.8

12.4

56

31.8

87.8

33.6

 Non-Chris

28.7

10.8

78.5

17.8

107.3

20.1

Highest education

9.0; < 0.001***

37.5; < 0.001***

21.3; < 0.001***

 Primary

29.4

10.7

70.8

11

100.2

14.1

 Junior high

29.8

12.5

73.5

28.8

103.3

33.6

 Senior high

31

11.2

50.4

27.6

81.5

28.6

 Tertiary

41.1

13.1

27

38.8

68.1

40.7

Ethnicity

2.4; 0.091

7.9; < 0.001***

7.1; 0.001 **

 Akan

33.7

13.1

56.2

35.4

89.9

33

 Bono

30.2

11.9

58.4

29.8

88.7

32.4

 Dagaaba/ Frafra/ Mo

31.2

11.7

73.1

25.4

104.3

27.9

Household size

10.2; < 0.001***

40.0; < 0.001***

22.6; < 0.001***

 1

41.3

12

0

0

41.3

12

  < 4

29.2

10.5

65.1

26.9

94.4

29.6

 4–5

30.2

11.5

64.8

27.8

95

30.1

 6–7

36.4

16

61.2

30.1

97.7

35.3

Employment sector

-0.4 T; 0.687

-33.2^T; < 0.001***

-25.2^T; < 0.001***

 Formal

30.7

10.9

18.5

7.9

49.2

14.5

 Informal

31.2

12.5

72.3

23.8

103.5

25.2

Monthly income

5.7; < 0.001***

53.4; < 0.001***

34.4; < 0.001***

 No income

41.3

12

0

0

41.3

12

  < 500

32.2

12.5

71.3

26.5

103.5

29.8

 500–750

28.9

11.9

65.1

26.9

94

30

 750–999

30.1

8.1

73.3

7.6

103.4

10.4

  > 999

31.1

12

37

25.9

68.1

27.9

Relationship to patient

0.4; 0.745

29.1; < 0.001***

24.8; < 0.001***

 Family member

31.5

12.5

60.8

30.7

92.3

32.4

 Friend

29.7

11.7

75

22.3

104.7

23.7

 Health worker

31

9.8

12

0

43

9.8

 Spouse

31.3

10

63.2

0

94.5

10

District

6.7; < 0.001***

0.1; 0.985

1.2; 0.296

 Berekum

30

12.7

59.8

31.1

89.7

33.5

 Dormaa

35.8

13.3

63.3

30.6

99.1

31.6

 Jaman North

35.5

14.5

59

32

94.5

32.8

 Jaman South

25.5

6.2

59.8

29.2

85.3

28.7

 Sunyani

28.2

8.6

61

30.9

89.2

31.2

 Tain

33.1

13.5

61.5

31.2

94.5

33.9