TABLE 3.
Association of demographic and clinical characteristics with treatment outcomes among childhood TB cases registered under the NTCP, Bhutan, in 2010
| Category | Unfavourable outcome n (%)* | Favourable outcome n (%)† | RR (95%CI) | P value |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 6 (5.6) | 101 (94.4) | Reference | |
| Female | 5 (6.3) | 75 (93.7) | 1.1 (0.4–3.5) | 0.85 |
| Age group, years | ||||
| 0–4 | 6 (8.0) | 69 (92.0) | 1.8 (0.6–5.6) | 0.31 |
| 5–14 | 5 (4.5) | 107 (95.5) | Reference | |
| Weight bands (n = 147), kg | ||||
| <20 | 5 (5.6) | 84 (94.4) | 1.1 (0.3–4.3) | 0.91 |
| >21 | 3 (5.2) | 55 (94.8) | Reference | |
| Types of TB | ||||
| New smear-positive | 1 (10.0) | 9 (90.0) | 2.3 (0.3–18.4) | 0.44 |
| New smear- negative | 5 (6.3) | 74 (93.7) | 1.4 (0.4–5.2) | 0.57 |
| New extra-pulmonary | 4 (4.4) | 87 (95.6) | Reference | |
| Retreatment | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 3.8 (0.5–28.7) | 0.19 |
*
Unfavourable outcome = loss to follow-up, died, failure and transfer out.
†
Favourable outcome = cured and treatment completed.
TB = tuberculosis; NTCP = National Tuberculosis Control Programme; RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval.