Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of DS-TB and MDR-TB patients in Burundi between July 2018 and November 2022
Characteristics | Number | Percentage | DS-TB(n = 181) | MDR-TB(n = 181) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics conditions | N = 362 | % | N | % | N | % |
Period | ||||||
Before COVID-19 | 222 | 61.3 | 122 | 67.4 | 100 | 55.2 |
During COVID-19 | 140 | 38.7 | 59 | 32.6 | 81 | 44.8 |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 100 | 27.6 | 46 | 25.4 | 54 | 29.8 |
Male | 262 | 72.4 | 135 | 74.6 | 127 | 70.2 |
Age (in years) | 40 ± 14.9 | [15–86] | ||||
Pregnancy | ||||||
No | 94 | 26.0 | 42 | 23.2 | 52 | 28.7 |
Yes | 6 | 1.7 | 4 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.1 |
Occupation | ||||||
Employed | 25 | 6.9 | 13 | 7.2 | 12 | 6.6 |
Unemployed | 337 | 93.1 | 168 | 92.8 | 169 | 93.4 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 136 | 37.6 | 66 | 36.5 | 70 | 38.7 |
Not-married | 226 | 62.4 | 115 | 63.5 | 111 | 61.3 |
Origin | ||||||
Burundian | 359 | 99.2 | 178 | 98.3 | 181 | 100.0 |
DRC | 3 | 0.83 | 3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 93 | 25.7 | 32 | 17.7 | 61 | 33.7 |
Urban | 269 | 74.3 | 149 | 82.3 | 120 | 66.3 |
Living conditions | ||||||
Tobacco smoking | ||||||
No | 282 | 77.9 | 162 | 89.5 | 120 | 66.3 |
Yes | 80 | 22.1 | 19 | 10.5 | 61 | 33.7 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
No | 286 | 79.0 | 162 | 89.5 | 124 | 68.5 |
Yes | 76 | 21.0 | 19 | 10.5 | 57 | 31.5 |
Diabetes | ||||||
No | 346 | 95.6 | 178 | 98.3 | 168 | 92.8 |
Yes | 16 | 4.4 | 3 | 1.7 | 13 | 7.2 |
Nutritional status | ||||||
Moderate malnutrition | 129 | 35.6 | 69 | 38.1 | 60 | 33.1 |
Normal | 144 | 39.8 | 74 | 40.9 | 70 | 38.7 |
Severe malnutrition | 89 | 24.6 | 38 | 21.0 | 51 | 28.2 |
Food support | ||||||
No | 350 | 96.7 | 181 | 100.0 | 169 | 93.4 |
Yes | 12 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.6 |
Prior incarceration | ||||||
No | 343 | 94.8 | 177 | 97.8 | 166 | 91.7 |
Yes | 19 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.2 | 15 | 8.3 |
Collective residence | ||||||
No | 325 | 89.8 | 172 | 95.0 | 153 | 84.5 |
Yes | 37 | 10.2 | 9 | 5.0 | 28 | 15.5 |
Household size | ||||||
≤ 6 | 273 | 75.4 | 158 | 87.3 | 115 | 63.5 |
> 6 | 89 | 24.6 | 23 | 12.7 | 66 | 36.5 |
Person by room | ||||||
1 | 25 | 6.9 | 4 | 2.2 | 21 | 11.6 |
2 | 168 | 46.4 | 99 | 54.7 | 69 | 38.1 |
3 | 136 | 37.6 | 63 | 34.8 | 73 | 40.3 |
4 | 28 | 7.7 | 13 | 7.2 | 15 | 8.3 |
5 | 5 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
Distance home-HF | ||||||
< 3 km | 232 | 64.1 | 108 | 59.7 | 124 | 68.5 |
3–10 km | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 |
> 10 km | 51 | 14.1 | 21 | 11.6 | 30 | 16.6 |
Unestimated | 76 | 21.0 | 52 | 28.7 | 24 | 13.3 |
Public transport | ||||||
No | 180 | 49.7 | 102 | 56.4 | 78 | 43.1 |
Yes | 182 | 50.3 | 79 | 43.6 | 103 | 56.9 |