Total n (%) | Slum n (%) | Non-slum n (%) | P-value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 6601 (100.0) | 1807 (27.4) | 4794 (72.6) | - |
Median age (IQR) | 37 (26, 50) | 38 (37, 51) | 33 (23, 47) | - |
Sex (% female) | 2317 (35.1) | 1666 (34.8) | 651 (36.0) | 0.313 |
Site of TB | ||||
Pulmonary | 5412 (82.0) | 1515 (83.8) | 3897 (81.3) | 0.02 |
Extrapulmonary | 867 (13.1) | 218 (12.1) | 649 (13.5) | 0.11 |
Pulmonary and extrapulmonary | 322 (4.9) | 74 (4.1) | 248 (5.2) | 0.07 |
Case category | ||||
New case | 5173 (78.4) | 1362 (75.4) | 3811 (79.5) | <0.001 |
Relapse after previous treatment completion | 483 (7.3) | 167 (9.2) | 316 (6.6) | <0.001 |
Relapse after loss to follow-up in previous treatment | 545 (8.3) | 177 (9.8) | 368 (7.7) | 0.01 |
Unknown | 73 (1.1) | 16 (0.89) | 57 (1.2) | 0.29 |
Transfer to other municipality | 327 (5.0) | 85 (4.7) | 242 (5.1) | 0.57 |
Tuberculin skin test result | ||||
Not reactive (0-4 mm) | 266 (4.0) | 57 (3.2) | 209 (4.4) | 0.03 |
Weak reaction (5-9 mm) | 101 (1.5) | 33 (1.8) | 68 (1.4) | 0.23 |
Strong reaction (≥10 mm) | 638 (9.7) | 175 (9.7) | 463 (9.7) | 0.97 |
Not performed | 5590 (84.7) | 1542 (85.3) | 4048 (84.4) | 0.37 |
Acid-fast bacilli smear at diagnosis | ||||
Positive | 3228 (48.9) | 959 (53.1) | 2269 (47.3) | <0.01§ |
Negative | 1551 (23.5) | 368 (20.4) | 1183 (24.7) | |
Not performed | 1822 (27.6) | 480 (26.6) | 1342 (28.0) | |
Indicated for DOT at diagnosis | ||||
Yes; completed full course | 1892 (28.7) | 636 (35.2) | 1256 (26.2) | <0.01† |
Yes; did not complete full course | 10 (0.2) | 10 (0.6) | - | |
No | 4410 (66.8) | 1081 (59.8) | 3329 (69.4) | |
Unknown | 289 (4.4) | 80 (4.4) | 209 (4.4) | |
Treatment changed due to intolerance or failure | ||||
Yes | 45 (0.7) | 17 (0.9) | 28 (0.6) | 0.12 |
No/not recorded | 6556 (99.3) | 1709 (99.1) | 4766 (99.4) | |
All contacts indicated at diagnosis examined at follow-up | ||||
Yes | 3349 (51.2) | 855 (47.8) | 2494 (52.5) | <0.01 |
No | 3195 (48.8) | 935 (52.2) | 2260 (47.5) | |
Median days (IQR) from diagnosis until notification | 0 (0, 14) | 0 (0, 14) | 1 (0, 14) | - |
Median days (IQR) from diagnosis until initiation of treatment | 0 (0,0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 1) | - |
Median days (IQR) from initiation of treatment until change of treatment due to adverse reaction | 175 (77, 238) | 182 (79.5, 237.5) | 149 (76, 244) | - |
Median days (IQR) from diagnosis until end of follow-up | 187 (145, 219) | 187 (146, 218) | 189 (145, 221) | - |