Table 5.
Factors associated with unfavorable treatment outcome among extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients registered at Bahawal Victoria Hospital from 2015 to 2017: simple logistic regression analysis
| Variables | Unfavorable outcome | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
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| Female | ||||
| No | 240 (37.5) | 88 (13.8) | 1 | – |
| Yes | 223 (34.8) | 89 (13.9) | 1.08 | .770–1.539 |
| Age (years)* | – | – | 1.0 | .991–1.014 |
| Distance from home (Km) | ||||
| < 5 km | 1 | |||
| 6 − 25 km | 186 (29.1) | 64 (10) | .84 | .589–1.207 |
| 26 − 50 km | 137 (21.4) | 65 (10.2) | 1.40 | .959–1.989 |
| > 50 km | 69 (10.8) | 32 (5) | 1.26 | .795–1.997 |
| Body weight at start of treatment (Kg)* | – | – | 1.0 | .987–1.012 |
| Body weight at end of treatment (Kg)* | – | – | .98 | .946–1.024 |
| Pleural TB | ||||
| No | 316 (49.5) | 111 (17.3) | 1 | |
| Yes | 146 (22.8) | 66 (10.3) | 1.29 | .899–1.855 |
| Lymphatic TB | ||||
| No | 329 (51.4) | 142 (22.2) | 1 | |
| Yes | 134 (20.9) | 35 (5.5) | .61 | .397–.922 |
| Abdominal TB | ||||
| No | 404 (63.1) | 157 (24.5) | 1 | |
| Yes | 59 (9.2) | 20 (3.1) | .87 | .509–1.496 |
| Bone/joint/spinal TB | ||||
| No | 448 (70) | 172 (26.9) | 1 | |
| Yes | 15 (2.3) | 5 (0.8) | .87 | .311–2.425 |
| Meningeal TB | ||||
| No | 443 (69.2) | 160 (25) | 1 | |
| Yes | 20 (3.1) | 17 (2.7) | 2.35 | 1.203–4.605 |
| Skin TB | ||||
| No | 460 (71.9) | 174 (27.2) | 1 | |
| Yes | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) | 2.64 | .529–13.223 |
*Entered as continuous variable