Table 3. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with cure from TB (n = 519).

Factor	Level	Proportion cured	Univariate Regression		Multiple Regression
		Freq/n (%)	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Gender	Male	277/299 (92.6)	1		1
	Female	204/220 (92.7)	1.01	0.52–1.98	1.32	0.56–3.11
Age Group (in years)	<30	169/180 (93.9)	1		1
	30–39	146/164 (89.0)	0.53	0.24–1.15	0.72	0.25–2.06
	40–49	72/79 (91.1)	0.67	0.25–1.80	0.59	0.18–1.92
	≥50	78/80 (97.5)	2.54	0.55–11.73	1.09	0.21–5.66
	Missing	16/16 (100)
Actual days treatment missed	None	319/336 (94.9)	1
	< 15	149/159 (93.7)	0.79	0.36–1.78	0.84	0.34–2.08
	15–29	8/19 (42.1)	0.04	0.01–0.11	0.04	0.01–0.14
	≥ 30	5/5 (100.0)	-	-	-	-
+Missed Treatment in Intensive Phase	No	390/412 (94.7)	1
	Yes	91/107 (85.1)	0.32	0.16–0.64	-	-
Missed Treatment in Continuation Phase	No	368/400 (92.0)	1
	Yes	113/119 (95.0)	1.64	0.67–4.02	-	-
DOTS Option	Guardian	362/393 (92.1)	1
	Hospital	85/91 (93.4)	1.21	0.49–3.00	-	-
	Health Centre	29/30 (96.7)	2.48	0.33–18.85	-	-
	Missing	5/5 (100)
Patient Category	New Case	425/455 (93.4)	1		1
	Relapse	54/60 (90.0)	0.64	0.25–1.60	0.60	0.20–1.84
	Failure	2/4 (50.0)	0.07	0.01–0.52	0.09	0.01–1.18
Whether the patient was on ART	Yes	70/78 (89.7)	1
	No	173/190 (91.1)	1.16	0.48–2.82	-	-
	Missing	238/251 (94.8)
HIV status	Negative	140/144 (97.2)	1		1
	Positive	247/273 (90.5)	0.27	0.09–0.79	0.35	0.11–1.10
	Unknown	94/102 (92.2)
Initial smear positivity	1+	127/139 (91.4)	1
	2+	113/124 (91.1)	0.97	0.41–2.29	-	-
	3+	193/205 (94.2)	1.52	0.66–3.49	-	-
	Scanty	44/46 (95.7)	2.08	0.45–9.65	-	-
	Missing	4/5 (80.0)

Note: ⁺ - was not included in the adjusted model as it is highly correlated with actual number of days missed treatment.