Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios for treatment outcomes estimated by logistic regression

Type of DOT

 Kunene

Guardian

26(5.60%)

9(3.20%)

0.675

Workplace

3(0.60%)

0(0.00%)

0.243

0.765(0.218–2.680)

Health Facility

152(32.90%)

69(24.20%)

0.154

2.028(0.619–6.6430)

Community-based

281(60.80%)

207(72.6%)

0.006*

0.356(0.835–2.768)

HIV status

Negative

357(73.50%)

366(72.20%)

Positive

129(26.50%)

137(27.00%)

0.299

1.303(0.790–2.149)

Unknown

0(0.00%)

4(0.80%)

Age group

0–10 years old

74(9.00%)

74(9.20%)

0.842

1.104 (0.417–2.923)

11–20 years old

82(9.910%)

61(7.60%)

0.433

0.713(0.306–1.662)

21–30 years old

189(22.90%)

146(18.10%)

0.442

0.717(0.307–1.674)

31–40 years old

191(23.10%)

193(24.00%)

0.271

1.641(0.679–3.966)

41–50 years old

129(15.60%)

145(18.00%)

0.723

0.836(0.309–2.257)

51–60 years old

79(9.60%)

82(10.20%)

0.560

1.324(0.515–3.406)

 + 61 years old

82(9.90%)

104(12.90%)

Sex

Male

473(57.3%)

454(56.40%)

Female

353(42.7%)

351(43.60%)

0.492

1.157(0.763–1.756)

Bacteriological result

Negative

98(20.10%)

84(16.60%)

Positive

365(74.90%)

333(65.70%)

0.354

0.78(0.461–1.319)

Not Tested

7(1.40%)

56(11.00%)

0.051

13.038(1.475–115.271)

Smear not done

17(3.50%)

34(6.70%)

0.560

1.337(0.503–3.558)

Oshana

Type of DOT

Guardian

873(71.3)

1040(69.2)

0.208

Workplace

7(0.6)

4(0.3)

0.320

0.532 (0.153–1.849)

Health Facility

315(25.7)

389(25.9)

0.667

0.948 (0.742–1.21)

Community-based

29(2.4)

70(4.7)

0.073

1.916 (0.942–3.896)

HIV Status

Negative

516(66.4)

552(61.3)

0.540

1.073 (0.857–1.342)

Positive

260(33.5)

374(38.5)

0.871

1.26 (0.078–20.345)

Unknown

1(0.1)

2(0.2)

Age group

0–10 years old

91(7.3)

104(6.5)

0.177

1.493 (0.834–2.673)

11–20 years old

85(6.8)

98(6.1)

0.294

1.296 (0.799–2.103)

21–30 years old

323(25.9)

349(21.8)

0.048*

1.643 (1.005–2.686)

31–40 years old

323(25.9)

437(27.3)

0.040*

1.725 (1.026–2.9)

41–50 years old

205(16.4)

274(17.1)

0.013*

2.003 (1.155–3.476)

51–60 years old

107(8.6)

147(9.2)

0.007*

2.106 (1.228–3.612)

 + 61 years old

114(9.1)

189(11.8)

Sex

Male

737(59.1)

970(60.7)

Female

511(40.9)

628(39.3)

0.55

1.065 (0.865–1.312)

Bacteriological result

Negative

56(7.2)

72(7.8)

0.303

0.813 (0.548–1.206)

Positive

522(67.0)

571(62.1)

0.208

1.332 (0.853–2.08)

Not Tested

101(13.0)

167(18.2)

0.164

0.716 (0.446–1.147)

Smear not done

100(12.8)

109(11.9)