Table 5. Factors associated with *unfavorable outcomes among tuberculosis patients placed on treatment in ten health facilities supported by Damien Foundation, before (April to December 2013) and during the Ebola outbreak (April to December 2014), Conakry, Guinea.
Univariate | Multivariable | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | HR(CI 95%) | P-value | AHR(CI 95%) | P-value |
±New TB (all types) | ||||
Year of enrolment | ||||
2013 | 1 | 1 | ||
2014 | 0.8(0.7–1) | 0.05 | 0.8(0.7–0.9) | 0.04 |
Sex | 1 | |||
Female | 1 | |||
Male | 1.1(0.9–1.3) | 0.29 | 1.1(0.9–1.2) | 0.37 |
Age (years) | ||||
< 34 | 1 | 1 | ||
≥ 35 | 1.6(1.4–1.9) | < 0.001 | 1.6(1.4–1.9) | < 0.001 |
±Retreatment TB | ||||
Year of enrolment | ||||
2013 | 1 | 1 | ||
2014 | 0.8(0.5–1.4) | 0.5 | 0.9(0.5–1.5) | 0.8 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 1.3(0.7–2.3) | 0.3 | 1.3(0.7–2.4) | 0.2 |
Age (years) | ||||
< 34 | 1 | 1 | ||
≥ 35 | 1.2(0.7–2.1) | 0.3 | 1.3(0.8–2.1) | 0.2 |
* Unfavorable outcomes = lost-to follow-up, failure, died & transfer out. ± Including HIV/TB patients.
HR = Hazard Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval at 95%, AHR = Adjusted Hazard Ratio, TB = Tuberculosis.