Research Article
Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome in Patients with TB-HIV Coinfection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Table 1
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of patients with TB-HIV coinfection (total patients, n = 235).
| | Sociodemographic characteristics | n (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | 18–39 | 120 (51.1) | | 40–59 | 110 (46.8) | | ≥60 | 5 (2.1) |
| | Sex | | | Male | 201 (85.5) | | Female | 34 (14.5) |
| | Citizenship | | | Malaysian | 211 (89.8) | | Non-Malaysian | 24 (10.2) |
| | Ethnicity | | | Malay | 115 (48.9) | | Chinese | 61 (26) | | Indian | 26 (11.1) | | Others | 33 (14) |
| | Place of residence | | | Low cost | 64 (27.2) | | Medium/high cost | 146 (62.1) | | Others (homeless/institutional) | 25 (10.6) |
| | Socioeconomic characteristics | | | Formal education | | | Yes | 187 (79.6) | | No | 48 (20.4) |
| | Employment status | | | Employed | 115 (48.9) | | Unemployed | 120 (51.1) |
| | Household income (MYR) | | | Low (<MYR3000) | 208 (88.5) | | High (≥MYR3000) | 27 (11.5) |
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