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. 2016 Mar 26;6(1):118–125. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.118

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated unsuccessful treatment outcomes among rural tuberculosis patients, Nigeria, 2011-2012

Variables n = 1180 n (%) Unsuccessful outcomes n (%) Crude OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted P-value
Total 1180 287 (24.3)
Age (yr)
≤ 40 728 168 (23.1) 1
> 40 452 119 (26.3) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 1.3 (1.0-1.8) 0.08
Gender
Female 494 115 (23.3) 1
Male 696 172 (25.1) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 0.25
Facility
Private 1035 210 (20.3) 1
Public 145 77 (53.1) 4.5 (3.1-6.4) 2.9 (1.9-4.4) < 0.001
Type of TB
PTB smear positive 708 136 (19.2) 1
PTB smear negative 426 123 (28.9) 1.5 (1.1-1.9) 1.3 (1.0-1.8) 0.09
Extrapulmonary 46 28 (60.9) 5.3 (2.9-9.7) 2.7 (1.3-5.6) 0.009
Treatment category
New 1099 267 (24.3) 1
Retreatment 81 20 (24.7) 1.0 (0.6-1.7) 1.1 (0.6-1.9) 0.75
Regimen (n = 1099)
Regimen 1 579 157 (27.1) 1.4 (1.1-1.8) 1.3 (1.1-1.8) 0.04
Regimen 2 520 110 (21.2)
HIV status
Negative 947 196 (20.7) 1
Positive 233 91 (31.7) 2.5 (1.8-3.3) 2.1 (1.5-3.0) < 0.001

Regimen 1: 8-mo regimen; Regimen 2: 6-mo regimen. TB: Tuberculosis; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.