Table 3. Characteristics of presumptive MDR-TB patients with pre-treatment attrition in BRAC supported regions of Bangladesh, July 2012- June 2014[N = 33].
N = 33 | Pre-treatment attrition“*” (%) | Relative risk | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Examinee's sex | ||||
Female | 10 | 19.6 | “**”Ref | Ref |
Male | 23 | 20.9 | 1.97 | 0.98 |
Age group | ||||
Less than 15 yr | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0.79 |
15 to 44 yr | 22 | 19.3 | 1.93 | 0.76 |
45 to 64 yr | 9 | 28.1 | 2.81 | 0.18 |
More than 64 yr | 1 | 10 | Ref | Ref |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 4 | 26.7 | 2.23 | 0.45 |
Businessman | 2 | 13.3 | 1.10 | 0.71 |
Farmer | 7 | 24.1 | 2.0 | 0.42 |
Professionals | 1 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 0.39 |
Not working | 3 | 12 | Ref | Ref |
Daily wage labourer | 11 | 23.9 | 1.99 | 0.37 |
Not recorded | 5 | 18.5 | 1.54 | 0.79 |
Type of TB | ||||
Pulmonary TB | 33 | 20.5 | - | - |
Extra pulmonary TB | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Criteria of confirmed MDR-TB patients | ||||
Failure of cat I and II | 8 | 15.4 | 1.07 | 0.63 |
Contacts of MDRTB | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Non converters of cat I and II | 7 | 20 | 1.39 | 0.86 |
All relapses | 16 | 26.7 | 1.87 | 0.96 |
All return after default | 1 | 14.3 | Ref | Ref |
TB-HIV co- infection | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Others | 1 | 20 | 1.39 | 0.60 |
33 | 20.5 |
“*”Row percentage
“**”Reference value to calculate relative risk