Table 3.
Probability ratio of treatment success between mobile-team-served TB case-patients compared to non-mobile-team-served TB case-patients, stratified by possible confounders
| Variable | Mobile-team-served vs. non-mobile-team-served TB case-patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | 95% CI | p | ||
| Nationality | Saudi | 1.27 | 1.18–1.36 | <0.001 |
| Non-Saudi | 1.29 | 1.19–1.39 | <0.001 | |
| Patient type | New | 1.29 | 1.22–1.36 | <0.001 |
| Relapse | 1.08 | 0.86–1.34 | 0.6995 | |
| TB site | Pulmonary | 1.36 | 1.27–1.46 | <0.001 |
| Extrapulmonary | 1.17 | 1.08–1.25 | <0.001 | |
| Both | 1.03 | 0.67–1.56 | >0.999 | |
| AFB result | Positive | 1.35 | 1.25–1.46 | <0.001 |
| Negative | 1.29 | 1.17–1.42 | <0.001 | |
| Not done | 1.12 | 0.96–1.28 | 0.2160 | |
| HIV status | Positive | 1.43 | 0.74–2.71 | 0.5449 |
| Negative | 1.25 | 1.16–1.34 | <0.001 | |
| Not done | 1.24 | 1.13–1.36 | <0.001 | |
AFB = acid-fast bacillus; CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; TB = tuberculosis.