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. 2016 Feb 5;11(2):e0148488. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148488

Table 3. Comparison of treatment outcomes among children with newly diagnosed TB, stratified by disease classification and treatment strategy, registered in Gujarat State, India, June-September 2012.

Characteristics Treatment Strategy P-value
Family DOT (Intervention district) Non-Family DOT (Usual-practice districts)
Number % Number %
All TB patients 359 100 265 100
Cured 47 13.1 35 13.2 0.17
Treatment completed 297 82.7 212 80.0
Death 5 1.4 6 2.3
Default 4 1.1 10 3.8
Transfer Out 3 0.8 2 0.8
Failure 3 0.8 0 0.0
New smear-positive PTB 58 100 43 100
Cured 47 81.0 35 81.4 0.22
Treatment completed 2 3.4 4 9.3
Death 3 5.2 3 7.0
Default 3 5.2 0 0.0
Transfer Out 0 0.0 1 2.3
Failure 3 5.2 0 0.0
New smear-negative PTB 28 100 34 100
Treatment completed 28 100.0 33 97.1 1.0
Death 0 0.0 1 2.9
Default 0 0.0 0 0.0
Transfer Out 0 0.0 0 0.0
Failure 0 0.0 0 0.0
New others a 77 100 45 100
Treatment completed 76 98.7 42 93.3 0.05
Death 1 1.3 0 0.0
Default 0 0.0 3 6.7
Transfer Out 0 0.0 0 0.0
Failure 0 0.0 0 0.0
New extra-pulmonary TB 196 100 143 100
Treatment completed 191 97.5 133 93.0 0.02
Death 1 0.5 2 1.4
Default 1 0.5 7 4.9
Transfer Out 3 1.5 1 0.7
Failure 0 0.0 0 0.0

a A patient who does not fit into the any of the types mentioned above (smear positive, smear negative, extra pulmonary), where bacteriological evidence could not be demonstrated but decision to treat was taken on clinical grounds would continue to be recorded and reported as “OTHERS”.

Note: Fischer’s exact test was used for assessing difference between the proportions as the expected cell values is many of the cells were less than 5.