Table 2.

Logistic Regression Model: Predictors of a favorable tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome (defined as cured or treatment completed) among childhood TB cases at Carmelo Hospital of Chókwè (2006–2017)

n= 476	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Gender
Female	ref
Male	0.89 (0.61, 1.28)	0.514
Age (years)
0–4	ref
5–14	2.08 (1.42, 3.05)	<0.001
ART status
ATT before ART initiation	ref
ATT ≤90 days after ART initiation	0.62 (0.34, 1.13)	0.118
ATT >90 days after ART initiation	1.40 (0.70, 2.79)	0.340
HIV (−) not on ART	1.49 (0.97, 2.27)	0.065
TB case definition
New case (PTB; bacteriologically confirmed)	ref
New case (PTB; not bacteriologically confirmed)	0.77 (0.26, 2.28)	0.638
New case (EPTB)	0.70 (0.22, 2.17)	0.532
Other	0.63 (0.17, 2.38)	0.496
TB treatment initiation (per 1-year increase)	1.03 (0.97, 1.03)	0.364
Distance to health facility (per 10km increase)	0.96 (0.89, 1.03)	0.287

ATT= anti-tuberculosis treatment; ART= antiretroviral therapy; EPTB= extrapulmonary TB; PTB= pulmonary TB