Table 4. Factors associated with treatment success among adult TB patients.
Characteristic | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Place of DOT | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Facility-based | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
Home-based | 0.56 (0.43–0.72) | 0.53 (0.41–0.70) | ||
Sex | 0.9 | 0.2 | ||
Male | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
Female | 1.0 (0.82–1.22) | 1.15 (0.94–1.41) | ||
Age groups (years) | <0.001 | 0.03 | ||
<25 | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
25–34 | 0.79 (0.57–1.09) | 0.84 (0.60–1.17) | ||
35–44 | 0.60 (0.43–0.83) | 0.73 (0.52–1.03) | ||
≥45 years | 0.51 (0.37–0.70) | 0.63 (0.45–0.88) | ||
HIV status | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Negative | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
Positive | 0.55 (0.45–0.67) | 0.62 (0.50–0.77) | ||
Unknown HIV status | 0.76 (0.51–1.12) | 0.81 (0.54–1.20) | ||
Site of disease | 0.046 | 0.7 | ||
PTB | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
EPTB | 0.79 (0.62–0.99) | 1.09 (0.84–1.41) | ||
AFB smear results at diagnosis | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Smear-negative | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
Smear-positive | 1.74 (1.43–2.12) | 1.61 (1.29–2.01) | ||
Unknown | 0.59 (0.27–1.29) | 0.74 (0.33–1.64) | ||
Category of TB patient | 0.02 | <0.001 | ||
New | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ||
Retreatment | 0.45 (0.28–0.72) | 0.34 (0.21–0.56) |
OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval; DOT, Directly Observed Treatment; Ref, Reference Group; HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; TB, Tuberculosis; PTB, Pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB, Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
All variables were included in the adjusted model
Excluded: Not evaluated = Transferred-out and TB patients with unknown TB treatment outcomes, n = 363, 7.5%.