Table 2. Outcomes of drug resistant TB cases at MDR-TB service of HCRP comparing three time periods.
| MDR-TB outcome HCRP | P1: 2000-2003 | P2: 2004-2008 | P3: 2009-2012 | |||
| n | % | n | % | N | % | |
| Death due to MDR-TB | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 13.3% | 2 | 8.0% |
| Cure | 2 | 25.0% | 10 | 66.7% | 22 | 88.0% |
| Abandonment of treatment | 1 | 12.5% | 2 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Others | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 4.0% |
| Total | 8 | 100% | 15 | 100% | 25 | 100% |
* Relative risk of death due to MDR-TB: (P2 x P1) RR=0.27 (0.66-1.07); (P3 x P1) RR=0.18 (0.05-0.72), p < 0.05. # Chance of cure (P2 x P1) RR=2.67 (0.95-7.48) p = 0.089 (not significant); (P3 x P1) RR=3.45 (1.61-7.40) p = 0.003 (two-tailed Fisher test).