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Table 3 The independent predictors of unknown and unfavorable intensive phase treatment outcome among patients treated for MDR-TB in Ethiopia, 2009–2014

From: Intensive phase treatment outcome and associated factors among patients treated for multi drug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Unknown outcome

CRRR 95% CI

ARRR 95% CI

Model of care

 Ambulatory

2.107 (1.386, 3.203) **

3.158 (1.612, 6.185) **

 Hospitalized

1

1

Residence

 Urban

0.538 (0.361,0.803) **

0.370 (0.199, 0.66) **

 Rural

1

1

TB Treatment supporter

 Yes

0.964 (0.634, 1.465)

0.022 (0.002, 0.231) **

 Unknown

3.383 (1.632, 7.012) **

0.332 (0.083, 1.319)

 No

1

1

Resistances to:

 Four drugs (RHES)

0.293 (0.165,0.523) **

0.741 (0.267, 2.059)

 Three drugs (RHE)

0.254 (0.106,0.609) **

0.185 (0.03, 0.9426) *

 Two drugs (RH)

0.285 (0.178,0.457) **

0.350 (0.177, 0.693) **

 One drug(R)

1

1

 

unfavorable outcome

CRRR 95% CI

ARRR 95%CI

Age

1.039 (1.022, 1.056) **

1.047 (1.024, 1.072) **

History of hypokalemia

 Yes

0.567 (0.371, 0.867)**

0.512 (0.280, 0.939) *

 Unknown

1.548 (0.857, 2.797)

1.454 (0.499, 4.242)

 No

1

1

  1. CRRR = Crude Relative Risk Ratio, ARRR = Adjusted Relative Risk Ratio, *p value< 0.05;
  2. **P value< 0.01