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Characteristic
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Number (%) or median (IQR)
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Socio-demographic characteristics
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Age, years
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35 (23–50)
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Male
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319 (70)
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Educational status
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No formal education
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284 (62)
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Primary (7th pass)
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114 (25)
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Secondary (10th pass) and above
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60 (13)
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Married
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332 (72)
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Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe
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142 (31)
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Extended family (vs nuclear family)
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381 (83)
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Urban residence
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325 (71)
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Economic characteristics
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DBT received for this episode of TB
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405 (88)
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Amount of DBT received in USD
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43 (41–43)
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Family income in USD
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129 (100–186)
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Below poverty line card
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146 (32)
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Standard of living (SLI) index
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Low (SLI score 1–7)
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141 (31)
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Middle/high (SLI score 8–23)
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317 (69)
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Employed in paid work before TB diagnosis
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259 (57)
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Currently in paid work
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204 (45)
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Sole earner in the family
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85 (19)
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Clinical characteristics
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Sputum acid-fast bacillus smear grade
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Negative
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112 (25)
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Scanty
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70 (15)
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1+
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126 (27)
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2+
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50 (11)
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3+
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100 (22)
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HIV positive
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8 (2)
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Diabetes
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35 (8)
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Current tobacco smoking
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119 (26)
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Current regular alcohol consumption
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20 (4)
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Intensive phase of TB treatment
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195 (43)
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First TB visit with a private provider
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60 (13)
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Hospitalized due to TB at the first visit
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66 (14)
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Number of days into TB treatment at the time of study enrolment
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69 (29–116)
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- IQR Inter-quartile range; DBT Direct benefit transfer; HIV Human immunodeficiency virus; TB Tuberculosis. USD 1 = INR 70
