From: Delay in sputum smear conversion and outcomes of smear-positive tuberculosis patients: a retrospective cohort study in Bafoussam, Cameroon
Characteristic
Adjusted OR (95% confidence interval)
p value
Male sex
1.2 (0.6- 2.7)
0.54
Age˃ 33
1.4 (0.6- 2.9)
0.41
Positive HIV status
6.8 (3.3- 14.0)
< 0.01
Non conversion of sputum smear at the end of intensive phase
3.6 (1.5- 9.0)