Table 4 Logistic regression analyses of factors associated with treatment outcome in smear-positive PTB patients in Tigray region, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Treatment outcome | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N* | Unsuccessful n (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15-40 | 249 | 18 (7.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>40 | 152 | 26 (17.11) | 1.25(1.39-5.02) | 2.50 (1.12-5.59) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 184 | 18 (9.78) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Male | 217 | 26 (11.98) | 1.25 (0.66-2.37) | 0.97 (0.44-2.15) |
Family size | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1-5 | 259 | 21 (8.11) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>5 | 142 | 23 (16.19) | 2.19 (1.16-4.11) | 3.26 (1.43-7.44) |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 193 | 20 (10.36) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 208 | 24 (11.54) | 1.13 (0.60-2.11) | 0.70 (0.29-1.67) |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Formal education | 170 | 12 (7.06) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Illiterate | 231 | 32 (13.85) | 2.12 (1.06-4.24) | 2.36 (0.95-5.85) |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Employed | 276 | 26 (9.42) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unemployed | 125 | 18 (14.40) | 1.62 (0.85-3.07) | 3.10 (1.33-7.24) |
Category of treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
New smear positive | 379 | 36 (9.62) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Re-treatment cases | 22 | 8 (36.36) | 1.75 (1.28-2.39) | 2.00 (1.37-2.92) |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 268 | 29 (10.82) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Positive | 35 | 7 (20,00) | 2.06 (0.83-5.14) | 1.84 (0.63-5.39) |
Distance to treatment center | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<= 10 km | 219 | 25 (11.41) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
> 10 km | 182 | 19 (10.44) | 0.90 (0.48-1.70) | 0.96 (0.40-2.28) |