Table 2. Clinically-recorded treatment success between Zindagi SMS and control groups (2011–2014, Karachi, Pakistan).
Clinically recorded treatment success | Clinically recorded treatment success adjusted for self-reported outcomes | |||||||||
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Zindagi SMS | Control Group | Zindagi SMS | Control Group | |||||||
n | % | N | % | p-value | n | % | n | % | p-value | |
Treatment success | 917 | 83% | 903 | 83% | 0.782 | 923 | 84% | 911 | 83% | 0.871 |
Treatment complete | 332 | 30% | 325 | 30% | 0.863 | 339 | 31% | 333 | 30% | 0.903 |
Cured | 585 | 53% | 578 | 53% | 0.960 | 584 | 53% | 578 | 53% | 0.994 |
Default | 108 | 10% | 103 | 9% | 0.775 | 74 | 7% | 80 | 7% | 0.572 |
Died | 19 | 2% | 19 | 2% | 0.975 | 38 | 3% | 29 | 3% | 0.282 |
Treatment Failure | 27 | 2% | 29 | 3% | 0.758 | 26 | 2% | 29 | 3% | 0.655 |
Transfer Out | 33 | 3% | 39 | 4% | 0.446 | 43 | 4% | 44 | 4% | 0.875 |
Total | 1104 | 1093 | 1104 | 1093 |