From: High mortality among tuberculosis patients on treatment in Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
 15–24 | 260 | 19.5 |
 25–34 | 396 | 30.0 |
 35–44 | 335 | 25.1 |
 45–54 | 185 | 13.9 |
 55–64 | 87 | 6.5 |
  > 65 | 72 | 5.4 |
 Missing | 93 |  |
Gender | ||
 Male | 81 | 56.9 |
 Female | 614 | 43.1 |
Residence | ||
 Within Kano | 1,014 | 71.2 |
 Outside Kano | 410 | 28.8 |
Referral facility | ||
 DOTS-linked facility | 624 | 45.7 |
 Non DOTS-linked facility | 740 | 54.3 |
 Missing | 60 |  |
TB diagnosis | ||
 Bacteriological | 468 | 32.9 |
 Clinical | 956 | 67.1 |
TB site | ||
 Pulmonary | 936 | 67.4 |
 Extra-pulmonary | 229 | 16.5 |
 Both | 223 | 16.1 |
 Missing | 36 |  |
HIV/ART status | ||
 HIV- | 683 | 48.0 |
 HIV+ on ART | 90 | 6.3 |
 HIV+ not on ART | 478 | 33.6 |
 Unknown HIV status | 173 | 12.2 |
Previous TB treatment | ||
 No | 1,082 | 76.0 |
 Yes | 342 | 24.0 |
Year of diagnosis | ||
 2010–2011 | 413 | 29.0 |
 2012 | 321 | 22.5 |
 2013 | 450 | 31.6 |
 2014 | 240 | 16.9 |
Treatment outcome | ||
 Successful | 745 | 52.3 |
 Lost to follow-up | 366 | 25.7 |
 Died | 237 | 16.6 |
 Failed | 33 | 2.3 |
 Transferred-out | 43 | 3.0 |