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Table 4 Associations of selected background characteristics and the likelihood of having unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes (n = 4275)

From: Adherence to Anti-tuberculosis treatment and treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in Alamata District, northeast Ethiopia

Characteristics

Unsuccessful treatment outcomes

Crude odds ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI)

Yes

No

Year of enrollment

 2007

28 (4.4)

614 (95.6)

0.5 (0.3, 0.9)

0.490

0.8 (0.3, 1.7)

 2008

44 (5.2)

796 (94.8)

0.6 (0.4, 1.0)

0.730

0.9 (0.5, 1.7)

 2009

36 (4.0)

856 (96.0)

0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

0.020

0.5 (0.3, .9)

 2010

34 (4.3)

764 (95.7)

0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

0.010

0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

 2011

47 (5.9)

743 (94.1)

0.7 (0.4, 1.2)

0.090

0.6 (0.4, 1.1)

 2012

26 (8.3)

287 (91.7)

Reference

 

Reference

Health facilities

 Alamata hospital

109 (4.4)

2341 (95.6)

Reference

 

Reference

 Alamata HC

18 (2.0)

883 (98.0)

0.4 (0.3, 0.7)

0.001

0.4 (0.3, 0.7)

 Garjale HC

26 (8.3)

288 (91.7)

1.9 (1.2, 3.0)

<0.001

2.3 (1.5, 3.7)

 Timuga HC

51 (10.7)

425 (89.3)

2.6 (1.8, 3.7)

<0.001

2.5 (1.8, 3.6)

 Selen wuha HC

11 (8.2)

123 (91.8)

1.9 (1.0, 3.7)

0.090

1.8 (0.9, 3.5)

Site of illness

 SPPTB

59 (10.0)

530 (90.0)

3.4 (2.4, 4.8)

<0.001

3.1 (2.1, 4.5)

 SNPTB

78 (6.2)

1171 (93.8)

2.0 (1.5, 2.8)

<0.001

2.1 (1.5, 2.9)

 EPTB

78 (3.2)

2359 (96.8)

Reference

 

Reference

HIV

 Positive

52 (8.9)

535 (91.1)

2.1 (1.5, 3.0)

0.004

1.7 (1.2, 2.5)

 Negative

101 (4.4)

2171 (95.6)

Reference

 

Reference

 Unknown

62 (4.4)

1354 (95.6)

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

0.660

0.9 (0.5, 1.6)

Treatment history

 New cases

195 (4.7)

3970 (95.3)

Reference

  

 Retreatment cases

20 (18,2)

90 (81.8)

4.5 (2.7, 7.5)

<0.001

2.6 (1.5, 3.7)

Sex

 Male

127 (5.0)

2395 (95.0)

1.0 (0.8, 1.3)

0.980

 

 Female

88 (5.0)

1665 (95.0)

Reference

  

Age group

 0–14

24 (4.2)

541 (95.8)

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

0.310

 

 15–24

39 (3.8)

985 (96.2)

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.090

 

 25–34

55 (5.4)

958 (94.6)

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

0.990

 

 35–44

44 (6.3)

653 (93.7)

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)

0.450

 

 45+

53 (5.4)

923 (94.6)

Reference

  

Residence

 Urban

102 (5.0)

1951 (95.0)

1.0 (0.7, 1.3)

0.860

 

 Rural

113 (5.1)

2109 (94.9)

Reference

  
  1. SPPTB smear positive pulmonary TB, SNPTB smear negative pulmonary TB, EPTB extra pulmonary TB