Table 3. Comparison of outcomes of the prevalent cases of tuberculosis between directly followed up and indirectly followed up patients. Juiz de Fora, MG, Southeastern Brazil, 2008-2009.

Outcome			Follow-up				Relative Risk	95%CI	p

	SINAN^a		Indirect		Direct

	n	%	n	%	n	%
Cure	418	82.9	180	82.9	172	59.9^b	1.38	1.23;1.54	< 0.001
Treatment default	16	3.2	7	3.2^b	53	18.5	5.72	2.65;12.34	< 0.001
Deaths	42	8.3	18	8.3	22	7.7^b	1.08	0.59;1.96	0.92
Transfer	3	0.6	1	0.5^b	23	8.0	17.39	2.36;127.8	< 0.05
Failure	3	0.6	1	0.5^b	11	3.8	8.31	1.08;63.92	< 0.05
Incomplete data	22	4.4	10	4.6	6	2.1^b	2.20	0.81;5.97	0.18
Total	504	100	217	100	287	100

^a Notifications to the Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN – Information System for Reportable Diseases).

^b Denominator of relative risk (subgroup of reference).