Table 4.
Predictors of treatment outcomes of patients with TB in Debrebirhan prison, North Shoa Ethiopia; September 2010 – August 2015 (n = 162)
| Predictors | Treatment outcome | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Successful Outcome N (%) |
Poor Outcome N (%) |
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| Age group (in years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 31(59.62) | 21(40.38) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25–34 | 39(63.93) | 22(36.07) | 1.20(0.56,2.57) | 1.43(0.57,3.59) |
| 35–44 | 22(73.33) | 8(26.67) | 1.86(0.69,4.97) | 1.79(0.54,5.95) |
| ≥45 | 11(57.89) | 8(42.11) | 0.93(0.32,2.71) | 2.19(0.60,7.95) |
| Educational status | ||||
| < Grade 5 | 35(46.05) | 41(53.95) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Grades 5–10 | 55(78.57) | 15(21.43) | 5.08 (1.34–19.27)* | 2.36(0.99,5.61) |
| >Grade 10 | 13(81.25) | 3(18.75) | 4.29 (2.08, 8.89) | 2.72(0.61, 12.36) |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 50(51.55) | 47(48.45) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Urban | 9(13.85) | 56(86.15) | 6.62 (2.95,14.86)* | 3.59 (1.44, 8.93)* |
| Duration of Imprisonment | ||||
| >2 years | 49(51.04) | 47(48.96) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ≤2 years | 10(15.15) | 56(84.85) | 5.84 (2.67,12.77)* | 3.67 (1.53, 8.78)* |
| TB history | ||||
| Yes | 9(75.0) | 3(25.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| No | 50(33.33) | 100(66.67) | 6.0 (1.56, 23.15)* | 1.52 (1.03, 23.78)* |
| Type of TB | ||||
| SPP | 25(38.36) | 48(61.640 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SNP | 24(36.36) | 42(63.64) | 0.91 (0.45, 1.83) | 1.03(0.43,2.45) |
| EP | 10(43.48) | 13(56.52) | 0.68 (0.26, 1.76) | 0.91 (0.30,2.72) |
| HIV status | ||||
| Positive | 4(66.67) | 2(33.33) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Unknown | 16(33.33) | 32(66.67) | 4.0(0.66,24.21) | 2.67(0.29, 24.72) |
| Negative | 39(36.11) | 69(63.89) | 3.54(0.62,20.20) | 2.10(0.25, 17.71) |
*
Significance at p < 0.05, COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval