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Table 3 Predictors of unsuccessful treatment outcome of TB patients from three hospitals, Ethiopian Somali Regional state

From: Do retreatment tuberculosis patients need special treatment response follow-up beyond the standard regimen? Finding of five-year retrospective study in pastoralist setting

Characteristics

Total n (%) of TB Cases

Unsuccessful outcome n (%)

p-value

COR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

Sex

Male

804 (59.0)

112 (13.9)

0.35

1.16 (0.85, 1.61)

0.6

1.1 (0.8, 1.6)

Female

558 (41.0)

68 (12.2)

1

1

Age group

≤ 18

367 (26.9)

44 (12.0)

0.8a

1

 

1

19 to 26

326 (23.9)

43 (13.2)

1.1 (0.7, 1.7)

  

27 to 40

329 (24.2)

43 (13.1)

1.1 (0.7, 1.7)

  

41+

340 (25.0)

50 (14.7)

1.3 (0.8, 2.0)

  

HIV Sero-status

Reactive

63 (4.6)

10 (15.9)

0.5

1.2 (0.6, 2.5)

0.4

1.4 (0.7, 3.0)

Non-reactive (reference)

1295 (95.4)

170 (13.1)

1

1

Treatment Category

New (reference

1228 (90.6)

151 (12.3)

0.006

1

0.001

1

Re-treatment

128 (9.4)

27 (21.1)

1.9 (1.2, 3.0)

2.4 (1.4, 3.9)

TB type

PTB+

343 (25.2)

55 (16.0)

0.2

1.4 (0.9, 2.1)

0.2

1.3 (0.8, 2.0)

PTB-

671 (49.3)

82 (12.2)

0.9 (0.7, 1.5)

0.9 (0.6, 1.3)

EPTB (reference)

346 (25.4)

43 (12.4)

1

 

Treatment year

Sept2009 - Aug2010 (refernce)

94 (6.9)

8 (8.5)

<0.001

1

< 0.001

1

Sept2010 - Aug2011

240 (17.6)

23 (9.6)

1.1 (0.5, 2.6)

1.1 (0.5, 2.6)

Sept2011 - Aug2012

299 (22.0)

18 (6.0)

0.7 (0.3, 1.6)

0.7 (0.3, 1.7)

Sept2012 - Aug2013

235 (17.3)

17 (7.2)

0.8 (0.3, 2.0)

0.8 (0.3, 1.9)

Sept2013 - Aug2014

494 (36.3)

114 (23.1)

3.2 (1.5, 6.9)

3.6 (1.7, 7.8)

Hospital

Kharamara

522(38.3)

38(7.3)

<0.001

1

<0.001

1

 

Gode

227(16.7)

37(16.3)

 

2.5(1.5, 4.0)

 

3.1(1.8, 5.1)

 

Dege-Habour

613(45)

105(17.1)

 

2.6(1.8, 3.9)

 

3.0(2.0, 4.6)

  1. aIndicates the variable not included in multivariable logistic regression, PTB+ Pulmonary Tuberculosis Smear Positive, PTB Pulmonary Tuberculosis Smear Negative, EPTB Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis