Table 2.

Treatment outcomes of transferred PTB patients who arrived at their receiving facility in northwest Ethiopia, 2009–2013 (N = 403).

Characteristics	Treatment outcomes n (%)
	Cured	Treatment completed	Default	Failure	Death	Transfer-out
Age (years)
≤18	17 (22.4)	72 (29.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (30.0)	16 (28.6)
19–34	29 (38.2)	96 (39.7)	6 (85.7)	2 (100.0)	8 (40.0)	27 (48.2)
35–54	24 (31.6)	57 (23.6)	1 (14.3)	0 (0)	4 (20.0)	12 (21.4)
≥55	6 (7.9)	17 (7.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (10.0)	1 (1.8)
Sex
Male (=244)	43 (17.6)	145 (59.4)	4 (1.6)	1 (0.4)	14 (5.7)	37 (15.2)
Female (=159)	33 (20.7)	97 (61.0)	3 (1.9)	1 (0.6)	6 (3.8)	19 (11.9)
Sputum status (pulmonary type of TB)
Smear-positive	42 (42.4)	35 (35.3)	2 (2.0)	0 (0)	4 (4.0)	16 (16.2)
Smear-negative	34 (11.2)	207 (60.1)	5 (1.6)	2 (0.6)	16 (5.3)	40 (13.1)
Categories of TB at start
New	66 (17.9)	223 (60.6)	6 (1.6)	2 (0.5)	19 (5.2)	52 (14.1)
Relapse	8 (30.8)	14 (53.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (3.8)	3 (11.5)
Default	1 (25.0)	2 (50.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (25.0)
Failure	1 (20.0)	3 (60.0)	1 (20.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
HIV status
Positive (=155)	23 (14.8)	96 (61.9)	1 (0.6)	1 (0.6)	11 (7.1)	23 (14.8)
Negative (=248)	53 (21.4)	146 (58.8)	6 (2.4)	1 (0.4)	9 (3.6)	33 (13.3)
Time period between transfer-out and transfer-in (363)
Same to 2nd day	31 (19.3)	91 (56.8)	3 (1.8)	1 (0.6)	13 (8.1)	21 (13.1)
3rd day	35 (19.2)	110 (60.4)	4 (2.2)	1 (0.5)	5 (2.7)	27 (14.8)
≥4th day	5 (23.8)	14 (66.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (4.8)	1 (4.8)
Phase of TB treatment at time of transfer-out
Intensive	59 (21.1)	163 (58.2)	5 (1.9)	1 (0.3)	14 (5.0)	38 (13.5)
Continuation	17 (13.8)	79 (64.2)	2 (1.6)	1 (0.8)	6 (4.8)	18 (14.6)
Overall	76 (18.9%)	242 (60.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.9%)	56 (13.8%)