Table 2 Patient follow-up measures and treatment outcomes of TB patients registered during 2008–2014, Southwest Ethiopia
Variables | Continuation phase treatment regimen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6EH (n = 395) n (%) | 4RH (n = 395) n (%) | Total N (%) | P value | ||
Weight at 2nd month | Mean ± SD | 49.9 ± 8.9 | 50.8 ± 8.2 | 50.4 ± 8.6 | 0.2 |
Weight at 5th month | Mean ± SD | 51.4 ± 8.6 | 51.3 ± 7.3 | 51.3 ± 7.9 | 0.9 |
Weight at 6/7th month | Mean ± SD | 51.1 ± 8.9 | 52.5 ± 6.5 | 51.7 ± 7.9 | 0.3 |
Change in weight at 2nd month | Not increased | 49 (12.4) | 61 (15.4) | 110 (13.9) | 0.4 |
Increased | 191 (48.4) | 177 (44.8) | 368 (46.6) | ||
Unknown | 155 (39.2) | 157 (39.7) | 312 (39.5) | ||
Sputum smear end of 2nd month (n = 359) | Positive | 4 (2.2) | 2 (1.2) | 6 (1.7) | 0.09 |
Negative | 130 (69.9) | 138 (79.8) | 268 (74.7) | ||
Unknown | 52 (28) | 33 (19.1) | 85 (23.7) | ||
Sputum smear end of 5th month (n = 359) | Positive | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 0.03 |
Negative | 83 (44.6) | 100 (57.8) | 183 (51) | ||
Unknown | 102 (54.8) | 73 (42.2) | 175 (48.7) | ||
Sputum smear end of 6/7th month (n = 359) | Positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Negative | 94 (50.5) | 85 (49.1) | 179 (49.9) | ||
Unknown | 92 (49.5) | 88 (50.9) | 180 (50.1) | ||
Sputum smear done during treatment (n = 359) | No | 44 (23.7) | 33 (19.1) | 77 (21.4) | 0.3 |
At least once | 142 (76.3) | 140 (80.9) | 282 (78.6) | ||
Continuation phase visit | Mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 1.1 | 5.4 ± 3.1 | 0.09 | |
Treatment outcome | Successful | 337 (85.3) | 358 (90.6) | 695 (88) | 0.02 |
Cured | 77 (19.5) | 85 (21.5) | 162 (20.5) | ||
Completed | 260 (65.8) | 273 (69.1) | 533 (67) | ||
Unsuccessful | 58 (14.7) | 37 (9.4) | 95 (12) | ||
Died | 28 (7.1) | 18 (4.6) | 46 (5.8) | ||
Defaulted | 29 (7.3) | 19 (4.8) | 48 (6.1) | ||
Failure | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.1) | ||