Table 5. Associations with TB recurrence in Cox regression analysis.
Cox regression (n = 643) |
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Hazard ratio | 95% CI | p | |
Unadjusted analysis | |||
TB-related knowledge score (below patient median) | 2.1 | 1.2–3.6 | 0.008 |
Regression adjusted for: | |||
(i) Sex, MDR-TB, HIV and smoking | 2.3 | 1.2–4.2 | 0.009 |
(ii) the variables in (i) plus other respiratory diseases | 2.3 | 1.2–4.2 | 0.009 |
(iii) the variables in (ii) plus age, body mass index, treatment delay, and diabetes | 2.6 | 1.3–5.0 | 0.004 |
(iv) the variables in (iii) plus incomplete schooling, chronic poverty, past TB, strongly positive TB microscopy grade | 2.6 | 1.3–5.2 | 0.008 |
Abbreviations: n = number.