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. 2014 Mar 7;9(3):e90614. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090614

Table 2. TB outcomes by HIV status and other factors.

Study Group Treatment Outcome – n (%) –
Cured/Completed Died before Month 8 Failed Unknown Totals
HIV-uninfected (n = 32) 17 (53%) 10 (31%) 1(3%) 4 (13%) 32
Age (years) ≤30 11 (55%) 5 (25%) 1 (5%) 3 (15%) 20
>30–40 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 0 1 (20%) 5
>40 4 (57%) 3 (43%) 0 0 7
Sex Female 3 (43%) 2 (29%) 1 (14%) 1 (14%) 7
Male 14 (56%) 8 (32%) 0 3 (12%) 25
Resistance status Sensitive to RH 15 (52%) 9 (31%) 1(3%) 4 (14%) 29
Resistant to R or H or both 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 0 3
Adherence in continuation phase * (Almost/)Fully compliant 11 (73%) 1 (7%) 1 (7%) 2 (13%) 15
Missed half or more 4 (80%) 0 0 1 (20%) 5
Duration of TB symptoms (months) <3 months 4 (36%) 2 (18%) 1(9%) 4 (36%) 11
3–6 months 6 (43%) 8 (57%) 0 0 14
> 6 months 7 (100%) 0 0 0 7
BMI kg/m2 (grouped) ≤15 5 (62.5%) 2 (25%) 0 1 (12%) 8
>15–18.5 6 (50%) 3 (25%) 0 3 (25%) 12
>18.5 6 (50%) 5 (42%) 1(8%) 0 12
Extent of disease on X-ray * Normal 0 0 0 0 0
Minimal 0 0 0 0 0
Moderate 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 0 1 (33%) 3
Severe 15 (54%) 9 (32%) 1 (4%) 3 (11%) 28
Cavitation * No 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 0 1 (25%) 4
Yes 15 (56%) 8 (30%) 1 (4%) 3 (11%) 27
Days to positivity 7+ 9 (64%) 2 (14%) 1 (7%) 2 (14%) 14
<7 8 (44%) 8 (44%) 0 2 (11%) 18
HIV infected (n = 64) 22 (34%) 25 (39%) 7 (11%) 10 (16%) 64
Age (years) ≤30 12 (43%) 9 (32%) 3 (11%) 4 (14%) 28
>30–40 5 (19%) 13 (50%) 3 (12%) 5 (19%) 26
>40 5 (50%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 10
Sex Female 18 (46%) 16 (41%) 2 (5%) 3 (8%) 39
Male 4 (16%) 9 (36%) 5 (20%) 7 (28%) 25
Resistance status Sensitive to RH 20 (33%) 23 (38%) 7 (12%) 10 (17%) 60
Resistant to R or H or both 2 (50%) 2 (50%) 0 0 4
Adherence in continuation phase * (Almost/)Fully compliant 16 (44%) 10 (28%) 5 (14%) 5 (14%) 36
Missed half or more 5 (42%) 4 (33%) 0 3 (25%) 12
Duration of TB symptoms (months) <3 months 12 (30%) 16 (40%) 4 (10%) 8 (20%) 40
3–6 months 7 (35%) 9 (45%) 2 (10%) 2 (10%) 20
> 6 months 3 (75%) 0 1 (25%) 0 4
BMI kg/m2 (grouped) ≤15 7 (41%) 7 (41%) 2 (12%) 1 (6%) 17
15–18.5 12 (35%) 13 (38%) 4 (12%) 5 (15%) 34
>18.5+ 2 (17%) 5 (42%) 1 (8%) 4 (33%) 12
Extent of disease on X-ray * Normal 2 (29%) 3 (43%) 1 (14%) 1 (14%) 7
Minimal 4 (29%) 7 (50%) 2 (14%) 1 (7%) 14
Moderate 6 (40%) 7 (47%) 0 2 (13%) 15
Severe 10 (37%) 8 (30%) 4 (15%) 5 (19%) 27
Cavitation * No 18 (37%) 20 (41%) 7 (14%) 4 (8%) 49
Yes 2 (17%) 5 (42%) 0 5 (42%) 12
Days to positivity 7+ 10 (31%) 14 (44%) 3 (9%) 5 (16%) 32
<7 12 (38%) 11 (34%) 4 (12%) 5 (16%) 32