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. 2016 Aug 17;11(8):e0157296. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157296

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.