TABLE 3.

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis factors associated with successful tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Limpopo province from 2010 to 2018.

Variables	COR	95% Cl	p-value	AOR	95% Cl	p-value
Outcomes at 6 months of treatment
Positive (smear or culture positive)	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
Died	0.0	0.0	0.996	2.2	0.0	0.991
Loss to follow-up	0.0	0.0	0.997	1098	0.0	0.994
Transfer	9.4	0.9–94.9	0.058	0.1	0.0–1.1	0.058
Negative (2 consecutive cultures)	9.8	2.7–34.7	0.001*	0.1	0.3–0.4	0.001
Registration year
2010	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
2011	2.5	0.4–16.9	0.339	0.4	0.1–2.6	0.339
2012	9.7	1.4–66.3	0.021*	0.1	0.0–0.7	0.021
2013	4.5	0.8–25.0	0.090	0.2	0.0–1.3	0.090
2014	4.9	0.8–29.1	0.078	0.2	0.0–1.2	0.078
2015	1.6	0.3–9.7	0.583	0.6	0.1–3.6	0.583
2016	2.6	0.4–15.5	0.288	0.3	0.1–2.3	0.288
2017	6.2	0.8–48.1	0.076	0.2	0.0–1.2	0.076
2018	8.6	1.1–66.2	0.038*	1.1	0.0–0.9	0.038
Previous drug history
No	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
Yes	0.5	0.1–2.1	0.347	1.6	0.6–4.1	0.347
Previous drug history
New	0.0	0.0	0.999	0.5	0.1–2.1	0.987
PTR1	0.0	0.0	0.999	0.0	0.0	0.855
PTR2	Ref	-	-	-	-	-
Patient category
New	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
Other	1.2	0.1–26.2	0.930	0.9	0.0–19.8	0.930
Relapse	0.7	0.2–2.4	0.522	1.5	0.4–5.5	0.522
TF1	0.7	0.2–2.8	0.623	1.4	0.4–5.6	0.623
TF2	0.6	0.1–3.0	0.500	1.8	0.3–9.6	0.500
Pulmonary or extra-pulmonary
Pulmonary	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
Extra pulmonary	6 034 258	0.0	0.999	1.9	1.2–1.2	-
Age group (years)
0–19	0.1	0.0	0.997	6.9	0.0	0.993
20–39	0.5	0.1–1.6	0.665	2.2	0.6–7.6	0.229
40–59	0.7	0.2–2.3	0.528	1.5	0.4–5.3	0.528
60	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
Gender
Male	Ref.	-	-	-	-	-
Female	2.1	1.1–3.9	0.021*	0.5	0.3–0.9	0.021

^*, significant p ≤ 0.05.

Ref., Reference; COR, crude odd ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; p = 0.005; PT1, patient treatment regimen 1; PT2, patient treatment regimen 2; TF1, treatment failure after regimen 1; TF2, treatment failure after regimen 2.