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Characteristics of households included in the study for case detection and evaluation of predictors of pulmonary tuberculosis in two peri-urban neighbourhoods of Karachi, Pakistan, May 2002–November 2002 (n = 1423) |
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| Characteristic |
n |
(%) |
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| Number of households in two study sites |
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| Rehri Goth |
843 |
59.2 |
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| Baba Island |
580 |
40.8 |
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| Main language spoken at household |
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| Sindhi |
883 |
62.1 |
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| Katchi |
523 |
36.8 |
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| Others |
17 |
1.1 |
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| House ownership |
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| Owned |
1408 |
99.0 |
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| Others |
15 |
1.0 |
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| Number of rooms in a house |
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| 1–2 |
1152 |
81.0 |
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| 3–4 |
236 |
16.6 |
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| > 4 |
35 |
2.4 |
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| Total monthly income (Rs*) in household (n = 1023) |
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| ≤ 5000 |
900 |
88.0 |
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| > 5000 |
123 |
12.0 |
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| Type of cooking facility |
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| Natural gas |
410 |
28.8 |
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| Others |
1013 |
71.2 |
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| Electricity supply (n = 1410) |
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| Yes |
1336 |
94.8 |
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| No |
74 |
5.2 |
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| Wastewater disposal system (1423) |
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| Proper |
464 |
32.6 |
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| Improper |
959 |
67.4 |
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| Time (minutes) to reach the health facility (mean ± SD) |
(22.3 ± 20.3) |
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| Household size (mean ± SD) |
(8.4 ± 4.4) |
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| Number of adults in interviewed (mean ± SD) |
(4.8 ± 2.6) |
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*1 US $ = 58 Pakistani rupees | |||
Akhtar et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:70 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-70 |
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