Table 8.
Treatment outcome at 24 months follow-up*
| TREATMENT OUTCOME number (percent) | HIV + (n = 102) | HIV- (n = 109) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Treatment success+ |
41 (40.2) |
79 (72.5) |
P < 0.001 |
|
Treatment completed |
37 (36.3) |
38 (34.9) |
|
|
Cure |
4 (3.9) |
41 (37.6) |
|
|
Treatment success [excluding those lost to follow up and defaulters]^ |
41 (53.2) |
79 (89.8) |
P < 0.001 |
|
Treatment failure |
8 (7.8) |
4 (3.7) |
|
|
Relapse |
5 (4.9) |
2 (1.8) |
|
|
Default |
4 (3.9) |
0 |
|
|
Lost to follow-up |
21 (20.6) |
21 (19.3) |
|
|
Death |
22 (21.6) |
3 (2.8) |
P < 0.001 |
| Treatment modified | 1 (1.0) | 0 |
* Includes patients completing 24 months follow-up and those being labelled as death, lost to follow-up, failure and relapse – i.e. does not include patients still under active follow-up.
+ Sum of cure and treatment completed.
^ In this outcome, the 'default' and 'lost to follow up' groups have been removed from the cohort, so that for HIV + n = 77, and for HIV- n = 88.