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Table 3 Hierarchical multivariable logistic regression analysis of Tuberculosis treatment abandonment

From: Determinants of tuberculosis transmission and treatment abandonment in Fortaleza, Brazil

Variable

Categories

Odds ratio

95% CI

Notification year (ref = 2007)

2008

0.98

[0.79–1.22]

 

2009

1.05

[0.84–1.30]

 

2010

1.15

[0.92–1.44]

 

2011

1.39

[1.11–1.73]

 

2012

1.17

[0.92–1.48]

 

2013

1.42

[1.12–1.81]

 

2014

1.71

[1.34–2.16]

Age (years; ref. = 0–9)

10–19

1.40

[0.71–2.75]

 

20–29

1.95

[1.00–3.79]

 

30–39

1.71

[0.88–3.32]

 

40–49

1.30

[0.67–2.52]

 

50–59

1.13

[0.58–2.22]

 

60–69

0.71

[0.36–1.42]

 

>69

0.65

[0.32–1.31]

Male

 

1.21

[1.08–1.35]

Race (ref = white)

Black

1.20

[0.95–1.52]

 

Yellow

2.02

[1.31–3.11]

 

Brown

1.28

[1.09–1.49]

 

Indigenous

1.11

[0.46–2.73]

 

Unknown

1.17

[0.91–1.49]

Education (ref = none)

Primary incomplete

0.90

[0.68–1.19]

 

Primary complete

0.98

[0.73–1.33]

 

Secondary incomplete

0.86

[0.65–1.14]

 

Secondary complete

0.68

[0.49–0.93]

 

High school incomplete

0.57

[0.41–0.79]

 

High school complete

0.41

[0.29–0.57]

 

College incomplete

0.29

[0.14–0.56]

 

College complete

0.33

[0.19–0.59]

 

Unknown

0.78

[0.60–1.02]

 

Not applicable (age < 7)

0.75

[0.34–1.67]

Pregnant at diagnosis

 

0.47

[0.19–1.19]

HIV test (ref = negative)

Positive

2.10

[1.72–2.55]

 

Not done

1.93

[1.71–2.16]

Alcohol use (ref = No)

Yes

1.76

[1.53–2.03]

 

Unknown

1.26

[0.91–1.74]

Diabetes (ref = No)

Yes

0.59

[0.46–0.77]

 

Unknown

0.84

[0.62–1.13]

Any other aggravating condition (ref = No)

Yes

1.39

[1.20–1.61]

 

Unknown

0.89

[0.73–1.09]

TB type (ref = Pulmonary)

Extrapulmonary

0.74

[0.62–0.87]

 

Both

0.74

[0.51–1.09]

First baseline culture (ref = Negative)

Positive

1.63

[1.15–2.31]

 

Unknown

1.62

[1.20–2.19]

DOT recommended (ref = No)

Yes

1.43

[1.23–1.65]

 

Unknown

1.10

[0.75–1.62]

DOT throughout treatment (ref = No)

Yes

0.69

[0.60–0.79]

 

Unknown

0.74

[0.50–1.12]

Bairro-level literacy rate

10 percentage points

0.83

[0.61–1.13]

Bairro-level sewerage coverage

10 percentage points

1.05

[1.02–1.09]

Bairro-level: homicide rate

One standard deviation

0.92

[0.85–1.00]

District (ref = District I)

II

1.18

[0.90–1.56]

 

III

0.69

[0.52–0.92]

 

IV

0.91

[0.66–1.24]

 

V

0.99

[0.73–1.34]

 

VI

1.04

[0.77–1.40]

Constant

 

0.13

[0.01–2.20]

Bairro-level random effect variance

 

0.07

[0.03–0.12]

  1. This model contained only covariates significant in bivariate models (results of bivariate models are shown in Additional file 3: Table S2). For bairro-level variables, odds ratios are those associated with a change in the covariate of the indicated amount