Table 4 Treatment outcomes of patients in the studied hospitals (n = 508)
Characteristics | Cured n = 15 (3%) | Completed n = 468 (92.1%) | Failed n = 4 (0.8%) | Lost to follow-up n = 9 (1.8%) | Died n = 6 (1.2%) | Transferred out n = 6 (1.2%) | Total cases 508 | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 7 (2.9) | 223 (92.9) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.3) | 240 (47.2) | 0.800 |
Female | 8 (3) | 245 (91.4) | 2 (0.7) | 7 (2.6) | 3 (1.1) | 3 (1.1) | 268 (52.8) | |
Age (years) | ||||||||
≤ 2 | 00 | 167 (96) | 00 | 3 (1.7) | 4 (2.3) | 00 | 174 (34.2) | < 0.001 |
3–5 | 00 | 118 (98.3) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 00 | 00 | 120 (23.6) | |
6–10 | 6 (4.3) | 126 (90.6) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | 139 (27.4) | |
11–14 | 9 (12) | 57 (76) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (4) | 00 | 5 (6.7) | 75 (14.8) | |
Residence | ||||||||
Rural | 7 (3.4) | 185 (89.8) | 2 (1) | 7 (3.4) | 4 (1.9) | 1 (0.5) | 206 (40.6) | 0.114 |
Urban | 8 (2.6) | 283 (93.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 5 (1.7) | 302 (59.4) | |
Weight (percentiles) | ||||||||
Normal | 3 (5.9) | 43 (84.3) | 00 | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2) | 2 (3.9) | 51 (10) | 0.165 |
Underweight** | 12 (2.6) | 425 (93) | 4 (0.9) | 7 (1.5) | 5 (1.1) | 4 (0.9) | 457 (90) | |
Type of TB | ||||||||
PTB+ | 15 | 5 (17.2) | 00 | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.4) | 6 (20.7) | 29 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
PTB- | (51.7) | 48 (92.3) | 3 (5.8) | 1 (1.9) | 00 | 00 | 52 (10.3) | |
PTBNS | 00 | 308 (98.1) | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | 00 | 315 (62) | |
EPTB | 00 | 107 (95.5) | 00 | 1 (0.9) | 4 (3.6) | 00 | 112 (22) | |
Registration Category at baseline | ||||||||
New | 13 (2.7) | 452 (93.2) | 3 (0.6) | 9 (1.9) | 4 (0.8) | 4 (0.8) | 485 (95.5) | < 0.001 |
Retreated | 2 (8.7) | 16 (69.6) | 1 (4.3) | 00 | 2 (8.7) | 2 (8.7) | 23 (4.5) | |
ADRs | ||||||||
Yes | 1 (1.5) | 52 (77.6) | 3 (4.5) | 6 (9) | 2 (3) | 3 (4.5) | 67 (13.2) | < 0.001 |
No | 14 (3.2) | 416 (94.3) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 4 (0.9) | 3 (0.7) | 441 (86.8) | |
BCG scar | ||||||||
Present | 14 (3.2) | 398 (91.3) | 3 (0.7) | 9 (2.1) | 6 (1.4) | 6 (1.4) | 436 (85.8) | < 0.001 |
Absent | 1 (1.4) | 70 (97.2) | 1 (1.4) | 00 | 00 | 00 | 72 (14.2) | |
Baseline X-ray | ||||||||
Normal | 2 (1.5) | 123 (93.9) | 2 (1.5) | 3 (2.3) | 00 | 1 (0.8) | 131 (25.8) | 0.352 |
Abnormal | 13 (4.1) | 287 (90.3) | 2 (0.6) | 5 (1.6) | 6 (1.9) | 5 (1.6) | 318 (62.6) | |
Not done | 00 | 58 (98.3) | 00 | 1 (1.7) | 00 | 00 | 59 (11.6) | |
HHC with TB | ||||||||
Yes | 4 (3) | 117 (86.7) | 3 (2.2) | 4 (3) | 3 (2.2) | 4 (3) | 135 (26.6) | 0.031 |
No | 11 (2.9) | 351 (94.1) | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) | 373 (73.4) | |
TST | ||||||||
Positive (≥ 10 mm) | 12 (4.5) | 247 (92.2) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) | 268 (52.8) | 0.082 |
Negative (< 10 mm) | 3 (1.3) | 221 (92.1) | 3 (1.3) | 4 (1.7) | 4 (1.7) | 5 (2.1) | 240 (47.2) | |
Monthly income of family (PKRs) | ||||||||
< 5000 6000–10,000 | 1 (8.3) 6 (3.9) | 9 (75) 142 (92.8) | 00 1 (0.7) | 2 (16.7) 1 (0.7) | 00 1 (0.7) | 00 2 (1.3) | 12 (2.4) 153 (30.1) | 0.123 |
11,000–20,000 | 6 (2.4) | 233 (92.1) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (1.6) | 253 (49.8) | |
> 20,000 | 2 (2.2) | 84 (93.3) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 00 | 90 (17.7) | |
Education of caregiver | ||||||||
No formal education | 10 (4.2) | 211 (89) | 3 (1.3) | 7 (3) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.7) | 237 (46.6) | < 0.001 |
Primary | 2 (1.6) | 119 (96.7) | 00 | 2 (1.6) | 00 | 00 | 123 (24.2) | |
Secondary | 2 (2.6) | 74 (94.9) | 1 (1.3) | 00 | 1 (1.3) | 00 | 78 (15.4) | |
College | 1 (2.8) | 33 (91.7) | 00 | 00 | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 36 (7.1) | |
Graduation | 00 | 31 (91.2) | 00 | 00 | 2 (5.9) | 1 (2.9) | 34 (6.7) | |