Table 2 Baseline participant characteristics to be reported by the study arm
Characteristic | Presented | Measure |
|---|---|---|
Age | Continuous | Years |
Gender | Categorical | Male Female |
Household socio-economic position (SEP) | Ordinal | Poorest Less poor Middle More wealthy Wealthiest |
Facility region | Categorical | Addis Ababa Oromia |
Tuberculosis disease classification | Categorical | Bacteriologically confirmed Clinically diagnosed |
Treatment history | Categorical | New Relapse Treatment after failure Treatment after loss-to-follow-up Others previously treated Previous treatment unknown |
HIV status | Categorical | Positive Negative Unknown |
ART status | Categorical | On ART Not on ART Unknown |
Educational level | Categorical | Not attended school No formal education but can read and write Primary school not completed Primary school Secondary school Post-secondary certificate University level courses Attended religious school Others |
Number of people in the household | Categorical | 1–4 5–8  > 8 |
Marital status | Categorical | Unmarried living with parents Unmarried living alone Cohabiting Married, living with a spouse Married, not living with a spouse Separated Others |
Frequency of income received | Categorical | Monthly/weekly Seasonally Once in a while No income |