Table 3.
Characteristics of case notification rates and treatment outcomes of new cases of TB (4,545 cases) notified among children in the Sidama Zone, 2003–2012
| Characteristics | CNR*/ 105 people | Completed N (%) | Cured N (%) | Lost-to-follow up N (%) | Died N (%) | Transferred out N (%) | Treatment failure N (%) | Unknown N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases of TB all forms | 30 | 2532 (56) | 1162 (26) | 464 (10) | 136 (3) | 104 (2) | 9 (0.2) | 138 (3) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Girls | 32.0 | 1299 (51) | 666 (28) | 225 (10) | 74 (3) | 50 (2) | 4 (0.2) | 61 (3) |
| Boys | 28.0 | 1233 (57) | 496 (30) | 225 (11) | 62 (3) | 54 (3) | 5 (0.2) | 75 (3) |
| Age category | ||||||||
| <5 | 15.3 | 459 (64) | 47 (6.5) | 128 (18) | 44 (6) | 21 (3) | 1(0.1) | 19 (3) |
| 5–9 | 24.2 | 835 (60) | 268 (19) | 155(11) | 41 (3) | 37 (3) | 4 (0.3) | 53 (4) |
| 10–14 | 53.0 | 1238 (51) | 847 (35) | 181 (8) | 51 (2) | 46 (2) | 3 (0.2) | 66 (3) |
| Residence | ||||||||
| Urban | 67.0 | 368 (66) | 88 (16) | 54 (10) | 16 (3) | 13 (2) | 1 (0.2) | 14 (3) |
| Rural | 28.0 | 2164 (54) | 1074 (27) | 410 (10) | 120 (3) | 91 (2) | 8 (0.2) | 124 (3) |
| TB classification | ||||||||
| Smear positive PTB | 12.4 | 406 (21) | 1161 (61) | 158 (8) | 53 (3) | 39 (2) | 8 (0.4) | 77 (4) |
| Smear negative PTB | 8.4 | 1013 (79) | NA | 147 (12) | 56 (4) | 33 (3) | NA | 30 (2.3) |
| EPTB | 9.0 | 1112 (82) | NA | 157 (12) | 27 (2) | 32 (2) | NA | 31 (2) |
| Year of treatment | ||||||||
| 2003 | 29.3 | 175 (48) | 86 (24) | 73 (20) | 27 (7) | 2 (1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
| 2004 | 28.5 | 199 (54) | 72 (19) | 54 (15) | 16 (4) | 15 (4) | 0 | 15 (4) |
| 2005 | 26.4 | 217 (60) | 67 (19) | 28 (8) | 8 (2) | 14 (4) | 1 (0.3) | 25 (7) |
| 2006 | 23.7 | 197 (58) | 56 (17) | 45 (13) | 11 (3) | 7 (2) | 0 | 23 (7) |
| 2007 | 31.9 | 314 (66) | 76 (16) | 56 (12) | 17 (4) | 7 (2) | 0 | 9 (2) |
| 2008 | 32.7 | 309 (61) | 111 (22) | 60 (12) | 9 (2) | 7 (1) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (2) |
| 2009 | 26.4 | 234 (56) | 82 (20) | 61 (15) | 10 (2) | 15 (4) | 3 (1) | 15 (4) |
| 2010 | 23.0 | 198 (53) | 76 (20) | 60 (16) | 10 (3) | 16 (4) | 0 | 16 (4) |
| 2011 | 38.7 | 305 (47) | 289 (44) | 21 (3) | 16 (3) | 11(2) | 1 (0.2) | 9 (1) |
| 2012 | 38.5 | 384 (57) | 247 (36) | 6 (1) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 2 (0.3) | 17 (3) |
| Retreatment cases | NA | 27 (46) | 18 (31) | 6 (10) | 3 (5) | 3 (5) | 0 | 2 (3) |
NA not applicable
CNRs = the mean case notification rates over a ten-year period except for the year of treatment category