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Table 4 Factors associated with death versus successful (cure or completed) outcome among childhood TB cases in Thailand, October 2004 to September 2006

From: Childhood TB epidemiology and treatment outcomes in Thailand: a TB active surveillance network, 2004 to 2006

Characteristic

No. died/total (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% OI)

Age (in years)

   

   < 5

0/51 (0)

-

-

   5–14

17/166 (10)

-

 

Gender

   

   Male

12/111 (11)

2.8 (0.8–9.7)

-

   Female

5/106 (5)

Referent

 

Nationality

   

   Non-Thai

1/15 (7)

1.0 (0.1–11.2)

-

   Thai

16/202 (8)

Referent

 

Site

   

   National infectious diseases hospital

4/8 (50)

7.4 (0.9–58.7)

7.3 (1.3–41.6)

   Chiang Rai

6/104 (6)

0.8 (0.2–2.9)

0.8 (0.3–2.6)

   Other

7/105 (7)

Referent

Referent

Diagnosis

   

   Pulmonary, smear-positive

6/45 (13)

1.5 (0.4–6.0)

-

   Pulmonary, smear-negative

7/80 (9)

Referent

 

   Pulmonary, smear-unknown

0/32 (0)

-

 

   Extra-pulmonary TB

4/60 (7)

0.7 (0.1–3.4)

 

Registration status

   

   New

15/167 (9)

1.6 (0.2–10.7)

-

   Previously treated

2/50 (4)

Referent

 

HIV status

   

   Positive

13/62 (21)

5.9 (1.2–30.1)

6.9 (1.4–33.0)

   Negative

2/70 (3)

Referent

Referent

   Unknown

2/85 (2)

0.9 (0.1–7.4)

0.7 (0.1–5.4)