Table 3 Treatment outcome of children with TB in Accra, June 2010 to December 2013, presented according to demographic and clinical variables
From: Childhood tuberculosis and treatment outcomes in Accra: a retrospective analysis
Characteristic | Cured Number (%) | Treatment completed Number (%) | Treatment failed Number (%) | Died Number (%) | Lost to follow up Number (%) | Not evaluated Number (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||||
 Male | 8 (7.2) | 94 (84.7) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (7.2) | 0 | 0 | 0.426 |
 Female | 11 (11.1) | 77 (77.8) | 0 | 10 (10.1) | 0 | 1 (1.0) | |
Age (years) | |||||||
 <1 | 0 | 27 (93.1) | 0 | 2 (6.90) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
 1–4 | 2 (2.2) | 76 (84.4) | 0 | 12 (13.3) | 0 | 0 | |
 5–9 | 2 (4.0) | 46 (92.0) | 0 | 1 (2.00) | 0 | 1 (2.0) | |
 10–14 | 16 (35.6) | 25 (55.5) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (6.7) | 0 | 0 | |
TB type | |||||||
 Clinically diagnosed pulmonary TB | 0 | 74 (96.10) | 0 | 3 (3.90) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
 EPTB | 0 | 33 (91.67) | 0 | 2 (5.56) | 0 | 1 (2.78) |  |
 Smear positive PTB | 20 (20.20) | 66 (66.67) | 0 | 12 (12.12) | 0 | 0 |  |
HIV status | |||||||
 Negative | 18 (15.6) | 90 (78.3) | 0 | 6 (5.2) | 0 | 1 (0.9) | 0.001 |
 Positive | 1 (1.0) | 81 (85.3) | 1 (1.0) | 12 (12.6) | 0 | 0 | |
 Unknown | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Facility | |||||||
 Children’s Hospital | 5 (5.0) | 83 (83.0) | 0 | 12 (12.0) | 0 | 0 | 0.009 |
 General Hospitals | 9 (13.9) | 53 (81.5) | 0 | 3 (4.6) | 0 | 0 | |
 Specialized Hospitals | 2 (5.7) | 30 (85.7) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (5.7) | 0 | 0 | |
 Polyclinics | 4 (28.6) | 8 (57.1) | 0 | 1 (7.1) | 0 | 1 (7.1) | |