Table 6 Estimates of the risk of treatment failure (OR) in recurrent TB patients in southern province Zambia according to demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Urban-rural disparities in treatment outcomes among recurrent TB cases in Southern Province, Zambia
Characteristic | total | Treatment failure | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Setting | ||||
Urban | 2565 | 95 | 1.0 | |
Rural | 990 | 18 | 1.4 (0.5 3.9) | 1.7 (0.7 5.1) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 2019 | 60 | ||
Female | 1482 | 50 | 0.8 (0.5 1.2) | |
Age group | ||||
Below 18 years | 268 | 10 | 1.0 | |
18–55 | 2815 | 86 | 0.7 (0.4 1.5) | |
Above 55 | 403 | 17 | 1.3 (0.5 2.9) | |
Calendar year | ||||
Before 2010 | 1884 | 54 | 1.0 | |
After 2010 | 1671 | 59 | 1.2 (0.8 1.8) | |
Treatment delay | ||||
Less than 14 days | 3135 | 90 | ||
14 days and more | 420 | 23 | 2.1 (1.2 3.4) | 1.7 (0.9 2.4) |
Classification of TB | ||||
Microbiology confirmed | 1036 | 63 | ||
clinical | 2460 | 50 | 0.3 (0.2 0.4) | 0.4 (0.2 0.6) |
HIV and ART status | ||||
HIV negative | 1382 | 45 | 1.0 | |
HIV seropositive on ART | 1187 | 27 | 0.7 (0.5 1.4) | 0.7 (0.4 1.2) |
HIV seropositive no ART | 986 | 41 | 0.8 (0.4 1.2) | 1.0 (0.6 1.7) |