Table 3 Treatment outcomes of patients treated for tuberculosis, by HIV status*
Characteristic | HIV positive | HIV negative | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 187) | (N = 1514) | (N = 1701) | ||
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Favorable outcome | 89 (47.6) | 910 (60.1) | 999 (58.7) | 0.001 |
Cured | 53 (28.3) | 596 (39.4) | 649 (38.2) | 0.003 |
Treatment completed | 36 (19.3) | 314 (20.7) | 350 (20.6) | 0.635 |
Unfavorable outcome | 85 (45.5) | 464 (30.7) | 549 (32.3) | <0.001 |
Default | 37 (19.8) | 345 (22.8) | 382 (22.5) | 0.353 |
Failure | 1 (0.5) | 30 (2.0) | 31 (1.8) | 0.245 |
Death | 47 (25.1) | 89 (5.9) | 136 (8.0) | <0.001 |
Transferred out | 10 (5.4) | 105 (6.9) | 115 (6.8) | 0.415 |
Unknown | 3 (1.6) | 35 (2.3) | 38 (2.2) | 0.792 |