Volume 13, Number 10—October 2007
THEME ISSUE
Global Poverty and Human Development
Dispatch
Public Transportation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
Olivia J. Horna-Campos*
, Héctor J. Sánchez-Pérez†, Inma Sánchez*, Alfredo Bedoya‡, and Miguel Martín*
, Héctor J. Sánchez-Pérez†, Inma Sánchez*, Alfredo Bedoya‡, and Miguel Martín*
Table 1
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of 142 persons tested for tuberculosis, Lima, Peru
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Women, % | 55.6 |
| Mean age, y | 35.7 |
| Indigenous (Quechua), % | 38.7 |
| 15–44 years of age, % | 77.5 |
| Immigrants, % | 60.6 |
| Education, % | |
| Illiterate | 8.5 |
| Primary school | 20.4 |
| Secondary school or higher |
71.1 |
| Household indicators, % | |
| Only 1 room | 18.3 |
| Roof of solid material | 41.5 |
| Electricity | 97.8 |
| Connection to public water supply | 56.3 |
| Toilet with running water | 58.5 |
| Overcrowded conditions* | 39.4 |
| Social security |
15.5 |
| Occupation, men (n = 63), % | |
| Street peddlers | 68.3 |
| Students | 17.5 |
| Another job | 12.7 |
| Not working | 1.6 |
| Occupation, women (n = 79), % | |
| Street peddlers | 39.2 |
| Housewives | 43.0 |
| Students | 13.9 |
| Another job |
3.8 |
| Means of transportation, % | |
| Public transportation | 45.7 |
| Individual transportation | 26.8 |
| Do not travel to work | 27.5 |
| Time spent commuting,† % | |
| 30 min to 1 h | 60.0 |
| >1 h | 40.0 |
*More than 3 persons sleeping in the same room.
†Of those using public transportation, n = 65.
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