Table 2. Characteristics of presumptive MDR-TB patients with pre-diagnosis attrition in BRAC supported regions of Bangladesh, July 2012- June 2014[N = 139].
| N = 139 | Pre-diagnosis attrition“*”(%) | Relative risk | p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examinee's sex | ||||
| Female | 42 | 16.1 | “**”Ref | Ref |
| Male | 97 | 16.9 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Age group | ||||
| Less than 15 yr | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 15 to 44 yr | 76 | 16 | Ref | Ref |
| 45 to 64 yr | 45 | 18.1 | 1.13 | 0.54 |
| More than 64 yr | 18 | 18 | 1.13 | 0.95 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Employed | 9 | 9.7 | Ref | Ref |
| Businessman | 14 | 15.4 | 1.59 | 0.34 |
| Farmer | 48 | 22.2 | 2.28 | 0.01 |
| Professionals | 3 | 15.0 | 1.55 | 0.76 |
| Not working | 13 | 10.5 | 1.08 | 0.97 |
| Daily wage labourers | 48 | 19.8 | 2.04 | 0.04 |
| Not recorded | 4 | 8.0 | - | - |
| Type of TB | ||||
| Pulmonary TB | 134 | 16.4 | Ref | Ref |
| Extra pulmonary TB | 5 | 33.3 | 2.03 | 0.163 |
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | ||
| Criteria of presumptive MDR-TB patients | ||||
| Failure of cat I and II | 24 | 15.9 | 1.80 | 0.43 |
| Contacts of MDRTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non converters of cat I and II | 30 | 16.5 | 1.88 | 0.37 |
| All relapses | 50 | 15.5 | 1.76 | 0.42 |
| All return after default | 3 | 8.8 | Ref | Ref |
| TB-HIV co- infection | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Others | 31 | 24.6 | 2.79 | 0.07 |
| Not recorded | 1 | 16.7 | - | - |
| 139 | 16.6 |
“*”Row percentage
“**”Reference value to calculate relative risk