Table 2.
Univariate analyses of factors associated with loss to follow-up
| Factors | Loss to follow-up | Successful Treated | Crude Odds Ratio | CI (95%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Column % | N | Column % | |||
| Totals | 300 | 592 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 202 | 67.3 | 316 | 53.4 | 1.78 | 1.33–2.40 |
| Females | 98 | 32.7 | 276 | 46.6 | ref | |
| Age group | ||||||
| 0–18 | 19 | 6.3 | 83 | 14.0 | 0.36 | 0.21–0.62 |
| 19–40 | 202 | 67.3 | 316 | 53.4 | ref | |
| 41–60 | 57 | 19.0 | 136 | 23.0 | 0.68 | 0.47–0.97 |
| >60 | 21 | 7.0 | 57 | 9.6 | 0.55 | 0.32–0.95 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.3 | ||||
| Place of Living | ||||||
| Rural | 236 | 78.7 | 455 | 76.9 | ref | |
| Urban | 56 | 18.7 | 132 | 22.3 | 0.59 | 0.29–1.20 |
| Unknown | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.8 | ||
| Baseline smear result | ||||||
| Baseline smear negative | 112 | 37.2 | 212 | 35.8 | ref | |
| Baseline smear positive | 140 | 46.7 | 229 | 38.7 | 1.15 | 0.83–1.59 |
| Baseline smear not done | 48 | 16.1 | 150 | 25.3 | 0.57 | 0.37–0.86 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Location of TB | ||||||
| PTB | 253 | 84.3 | 434 | 73.3 | ref | |
| EPTB | 47 | 15.7 | 158 | 26.7 | 0.49 | 0.34–0.72 |
| Patient category | ||||||
| New | 211 | 70.3 | 495 | 83.6 | Ref | |
| Previously treated | 40 | 13.3 | 34 | 5.7 | 2.86 | 1.70–4.82 |
| Transferred in | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 1.39 | 0.20–9.48 |
| Other | 47 | 15.7 | 58 | 9.8 | 1.96 | 1.27–3.02 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| Pregnancy | ||||||
| Pregnancy no | 75 | 25.0 | 202 | 34.1 | ref | |
| Pregnancy yes | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 65.3 | 0 - >100 |
| Pregnancy na. | 217 | 72.3 | 371 | 62.7 | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 1.7 | 17 | 2.5 | ||
| Side effects | ||||||
| Side effects no | 237 | 79.0 | 520 | 87.8 | ref | |
| Side effects yes | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 3.2 | 3.22 | 1.64–6.33 |
| Unknown | 37 | 12.3 | 53 | 9.0 | ||
| Moved within country | ||||||
| Moved no | 264 | 88.0 | 570 | 96.3 | ref | |
| Moved yes | 26 | 8.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 4.08–28.1 |
| Unknown | 10 | 3.3 | 15 | 2.5 | ||
| Seasonal work | ||||||
| Seasonal work no | 283 | 94.3 | 568 | 95.9 | ref | |
| Seasonal work yes | 6 | 2.0 | 11 | 1.9 | 1.02 | 0.36–2.90 |
| Unknown | 11 | 3,7 | 13 | 2.1 | ||
| Migration other country | ||||||
| Migration no | 167 | 55.7 | 534 | 90.2 | ref | |
| Migration yes | 123 | 41.0 | 44 | 7.4 | 9.70 | 6.06–15.5 |
| Unknown | 10 | 3.3 | 14 | 2.4 | ||
| Imprisonment ever | ||||||
| Imprisonment no/unknown | 292 | 96.8 | 585 | 98.8 | ref | |
| Imprisonment yes | 8 | 3.2 | 7 | 1.2 | 2.19 | 0.74–6.46 |
| Alcoholism | ||||||
| Alcoholism no | 247 | 82.3 | 540 | 91.2 | ref | |
| Alcoholism yes | 13 | 4.4 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.87 | 0.82–4.28 |
| Unknown | 40 | 13.3 | 38 | 6.4 | ||
| Drug abuse | ||||||
| Drug abuse no | 253 | 84.3 | 551 | 93.1 | ref | |
| Drug abuse yes | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 5.21 | 1.02–26.6 |
| Unknown | 41 | 13.7 | 38 | 6.4 | ||
| Employment | ||||||
| Unemployed | 237 | 79.0 | 364 | 61.5 | ref | |
| Working | 17 | 5.7 | 39 | 6.6 | 0.68 | 0.36–1.27 |
| Student | 6 | 2 | 23 | 3.9 | 0.40 | 0.16–1.05 |
| Pensioner | 18 | 6.0 | 55 | 9.3 | 0.51 | 0.27–0.93 |
| Not applicable | 17 | 5.7 | 73 | 12.3 | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 1.7 | 38 | 6.4 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Middle school | 249 | 83.0 | 432 | 73.0 | ref | |
| College | 4 | 1.3 | 19 | 3.2 | 0.51 | 0.16–1.58 |
| University | 8 | 2.7 | 16 | 2.7 | 0.84 | 0.35–2.04 |
| Still studying | 11 | 3.7 | 45 | 7.6 | 0.45 | 0.23–0.89 |
| No degree | 11 | 3.7 | 30 | 5.1 | 0.57 | 0.26–1.24 |
| Unknown | 17 | 5.6 | 50 | 8.4 | ||
| Homelessness | ||||||
| Homelessness no | 281 | 93.7 | 575 | 97.1 | ref | |
| Homelessness yes | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 2.5 | 2.63 | 1.19–5.82 |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 | ||
| Hospitalization | ||||||
| ambulatory | 146 | 48.7 | 292 | 49.3 | ref | |
| hospital | 152 | 50.7 | 296 | 50.0 | 1.07 | 0.78–1.47 |
| Different country | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.08–7.23 |
| Prison hospital | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.58 | 0.16–42.3 |
Ref = reference category