Table 1 Characteristics of patients who were excluded compared with those included in the study
| Â | Excluded | Included | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n=84) | (n=157) | p-value |
| Â | n(%) | n(%) | Â |
Site | Â | Â | Â |
 Mumbwa District Hospital | 42 (50.0) | 74 (47.1) | 0.671 |
 Rural Health Centers | 42 (50.0) | 83 (52.9) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 <35 years old | 40 (47.6) | 70 (46.1) | 0.817 |
 ≥35 years old | 44 (52.4) | 82 (53.9) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 43 (51.2) | 94 (59.9) | 0.195 |
 Male | 41 (48.8) | 63 (40.1) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 No or primary incomplete | 39 (46.4) | 77 (49.4) | 0.665 |
 Primary complete or more | 45 (53.6) | 79 (50.6) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
 Married | 46 (55.4) | 105 (66.9) | 0.080 |
 Not married | 37 (44.6) | 52 (33.1) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
 Agriculture | 49 (58.3) | 107 (68.2) | 0.128 |
 Others | 35 (41.7) | 50 (31.8) |  |
Transportation | Â | Â | Â |
 On foot | 50 (59.5) | 80 (51.0) | 0.204 |
 Others | 34 (40.5) | 77 (49.0) |  |
Time required for transportation to health facilities by above method | Â | Â | Â |
 Within one hour | 51 (61.4) | 70 (45.2) | 0.017 |
 More than one hour | 32 (38.6) | 85 (54.8) |  |
Transportation cost | Â | Â | Â |
 Zero | 72 (85.7) | 127 (80.9) | 0.347 |
 More than zero | 12 (14.3) | 30 (19.1) |  |
Lack of food during the past 30 days | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 27 (32.5) | 61 (38.9) | 0.334 |
 No | 56 (67.5) | 96 (61.1) |  |
Functional status | Â | Â | Â |
 Working | 69 (85.2) | 138 (87.9) | 0.556 |
 Ambulant or bed lid | 12 (14.8) | 19 (12.1) |  |
Tuberculosis | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive | 9 (11.1) | 11 (7.1) | 0.286 |
 Negative or not sure | 72 (88.9) | 145 (92.9) |  |
Self-stigma at baseline | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes (Score: 2-6) | 52 (62.7) | 87 (56.5) | 0.359 |
 No (Score: 0-1) | 31 (37.3) | 67 (43.5) |  |
Depressive symptoms at baseline | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes (Score: 13-33) | 50 (62.5) | 92 (58.6) | 0.562 |
 No (Score: 0-12) | 30 (37.5) | 65 (41.4) |  |