Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of recurrent TB cases treated for drug susceptible TB in Zambia, southern province
From: Urban-rural disparities in treatment outcomes among recurrent TB cases in Southern Province, Zambia
Characteristic | Level | Total | Urban areas | Rural areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (percent) | n (percent) | n (percent) | ||
Sex | Female | 1482 (41.7) | 1045 (40.7) | 437 (44.1) |
male | 2019 (56.9) | 1473 (57.4) | 546 (55.2) | |
Missing | 54 (1.52) | 47 (1.8) | 7 (0.7) | |
Age groupa | 10 & below | 128 (3.6) | 93 (3.6) | 35 (3.5) |
11–18 | 140 (3.9) | 103 (4.0) | 37 (3.7) | |
19–55 | 2185 (79.2) | 2064 (80.5) | 751 (75.9) | |
56 & older | 403 (11.3) | 259 (10.1) | 144 (14.6) | |
Missing | 69 (1.9) | 46 (1.8) | 23 (2.3) | |
Microbiological confirmation | clinical | 2519 (70.9) | 1874 (73.1) | 639 (64.6) |
confirmed | 1036 (29.1) | 689 (26.9) | 347 (35.1) | |
Reason for retreatment | Relapse patients | 2745 (77.2) | 2126 (82.9) | 619 (62.5) |
Other | 644 (18.1) | 330 (12.9) | 314 (31.7) | |
Treatment after LTFU patients | 31 (0.8) | 28 (1.1) | 3 (0.3) | |
Treatment after failure patients | 29 (0.82) | 15 (0.6) | 14 (1.4) | |
Missing | 106 (3.0) | 66 (2.6) | 40 (4.0) | |
Site of disease | Pulmonary | 2937 (82.6) | 2086 (81.3) | 851 (86.0) |
Extra-pulmonary | 537 (15.1) | 418 (16.3) | 119 (12.0) | |
Missing | 81 (2.3) | 61 (2.4) | 20 (2.0) | |
Treatment Delay | 14 days & less | 3135 (88.2) | 2286 (89.1) | 849 (85.8) |
15 days and more | 420 (11.8) | 279 (10.9) | 141 (14.2) | |
Calendar year | < 2010 | 1884 (53) | 1336 (52.1) | 548 (55.4) |
2010 & after | 1671 (47) | 1229 (47.9) | 442 (44.7) | |
Facility type | Hospital | 1353 (38.1) | 926 (36.1) | 427 (43.1) |
Health Center or clinic | 2202 (61.9) | 1639 (63.9) | 563 (56.9) | |
HIV status | Negative | 1382 (38.9) | 853 (61.7) | 529 (38.3) |
Positive | 2173 (61.1) | 1712 (78.8) | 461 (21.2) |