Table 2.

Regression model with TB treatment failure, death and default for all TB patients (new and retreatment)

Socioeconomic factors	Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) a
Age
18–34	1.00	1.00
35–44	0.86 (0.62–1.20)	0.90 (0.62–1.32)
45 or more	0.99 (0.70–1.38)	0.91 (0.62–1.35)
Gender
Female	1.00	1.00
Male	1.15 (0.84–1.59)	1.17 (0.80–1.72)
Education
Grade 7 or less	1.00	---
Grade 8–11	0.90 (0.67–1.22)
Grade 12 or more	0.85 (0.57–1.28)
Poverty index
Low	1.00	1.00
Medium	1.48 (1.06–2.06)*	1.27 (0.87–1.85)
High	0.70 (0.46–1.09)	0.73 (0.43–1.23)
Household income
Formal salary	1.00	---
Family contributions	0.92 (0.63–1.34)
Social grants	0.89 (0.57–1.39)
No income	1.45 (0.92–2.27)
Dwelling type
Shack/traditional	1.00	1.00
Permanent	0.67 (0.50–0.90)**	0.63 (0.45–0.89)**
Health district
Nelson Mandela	1.00	1.00
Siyanda	0.85 (0.46–1.56)	0.76 (0.38–1.51)
eThekwini	2.07 (1.56–2.75)***	1.81 (1.27–2.58)***
Health variables
Retreatment patient	1.54 (1.15–2.04)**	1.61 (1.15–2.26)**
HIV positive	1.25 (0.95–1.64)	---
Perceived health status
Excellent/very good	1.00	1.00
Good	1.21 (0.81–1.82)	0.91 (0.56–1.48)
Fair/poor	1.49 (1.01–2.19)*	1.04 (0.65–1.65)
Chronic conditions
0	1.00	---
1	1.16 (0.79–1.69)
2	1.24 (0.69–2.21)
3 or more	0.86 (0.46–1.63)
Psychological distress (Kessler 10 >15 score)	1.47 (1.00–2.16)*	1.31 (0.85–2.02)
Daily or almost daily tobacco use	0.97 (0.74–1.29)	---
Alcohol (AUDIT 20 or more vs. 7/8-19)	0.80 (0.59–1.09)	---