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Table 3 Treatment regimen and outcome of initial treatment

From: Better care provided to patients with tuberculosis at county designated TB hospitals (CTD) compared to non-CTDs in rural China

Characteristics

Non-CTD

CTD

Total

P-value*

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Regimen

2HRZS/4HR+

87 (65.9)

362 (89.8)

449 (83.9)

<0.001

Others

45 (34.1)

41 (10.2)

86 (16.1)

Outcome

Cure

68 (59.1)

240 (61.2)

308 (60.7)

<0.001

Treatment completed

0 (0.0)

37 (9.4)

37 (7.3)

Treatment failed

21 (18.3)

57 (14.5)

78 (15.4)

Treatment interrupted

26 (22.6)

58 (14.8)

84 (16.6)

Medium length of treatment (p25, p75) (M)

6 (5,7)

6 (6,6)

6 (5,7)

0.279**

  1. + Recommended treatment regimen for new TB case
  2. * Chi-square test
  3. ** Mann–Whitney U test