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Table 2 Association between death and defaulting from TB treatment* in a cohort of PLHIV

From: Survival of people living with HIV who defaulted from tuberculosis treatment in a cohort, Recife, Brazil

 

Time of default

 

Time of death

Did not default

**Defaulted in the 1st quarter

***Defaulted in the 2nd quarter

Total

Less than 1 year

4 (11.1%)

4 (20.0%)

6 (31.6%)

14 (18.7%)

From 1 to 2 years

10 (27.8%)

10 (50.0%)

5 (26.3%)

25 (33.3%)

2 years and over

22 (61.1%)

6 (30%)

8 (42.1%)

36 (48.0%)

Total

36 (48.0%)

20 (26.7%)

19 (25.3%)

75 (100%)

  1. * Chi Square Test p-value = 0.096 of the association between death and defaulting from TB treatment
  2. ** first three months after the start of tuberculosis treatment
  3. *** four to six months after the start of tuberculosis treatment
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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