The Poor Survival among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Chiapas, Mexico: The Case of Los Altos Region

Table 1

Demographic, socioeconomic, and antituberculosis treatment-related indicators among the study patients.

Indicator (%)	Total 𝑛=305	Alive 𝑛=227	Deceased 𝑛=78	Significance; (𝑥^2 Mantel-Cox)
Demographic
Sex				0.556
Male	51.1	52.6	50.7
Female	48.9	47.4	49.3
Age group (years)				<0.001
15–34	46.9	52.9	29.5
35–44	18.4	18.9	16.7
45 and over	34.8	28.2	53.8
Type of community of residence				0.493
Rural	69.8	69.2	71.8
Urban	30.2	30.8	28.2
Speak Spanish				0.328
Yes	69.2	70.5	65.4
No	30.8	29.5	34.6
Indigenous				0.903
Yes	85.6	85.9	84.6
No	14.4	14.1	15.4
Socioeconomic
Educational level				0.020
0–3 years of schooling	73.1	69.2	84.6
More than 3 years of schooling	26.9	30.8	15.4
Occupation				0.113
Agricultural	41.6	39.2	48.7
Non-agricultural	58.4	60.8	51.3
With social security				0.102
Yes	22.0	22.9	19.2
No	78.0	77.1	80.8
Antituberculosis treatment related
DOTS strategy treatment				0.041
Yes	12.8	15.0	6.4
No	87.2	85.0	93.6
Duration of treatment (completion)				<0.001
Not	22.3	11.9	52.6
Yes	77.7	88.1	47.4