Table 3: Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with treatment outcome in TB patients at Nekemte Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia, From January 2014 to December 2017 n=199.
| Variables |
Categories |
Treatment Outcome of TB |
COR (95% CI) P value |
AOR (95% CI) P value |
| Successful |
Unsuccessful |
| Sex |
Male |
63 |
33 |
2.2(1.1-4.1)p=0.018 |
2.1(1.0-4.4)p=0.052 |
| Female |
83 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
| Age |
34 |
61 |
24 |
1.1(0.4-3.1)p=0.838 |
1.6(0.4-6.5)p=0.471 |
| 35-54 |
68 |
23 |
1.0(0.3-2.7)p=0.936 |
1.5(0.4-6.0)p=0.555 |
| 55 |
17 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| Smear result at enrolment |
Positive |
86 |
31 |
0.9(0.5-1.8)=0.802 |
--- |
| Negative |
51 |
20 |
1 |
--- |
| HIV status |
Positive |
47 |
18 |
1.2(0.6-2.3)p=0.622 |
1.3(0.6-2.8)p=0.481 |
| Negative |
99 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
| Drug regimen |
Category 1(2ERHZ/4RH) |
68 |
38 |
2.9(1.5-5.7) p=0.002 |
2.1(1.1-4.5)p=0.048 |
| Category 2(2SERHZ/1ERHZ/5ERH) |
78 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
| Year of treatment |
2014 |
24 |
8 |
0.6(0.2- 2.0)p=0.372 |
--- |
| 2015 |
40 |
15 |
0.6(0.2- 2.0)p=0.432 |
--- |
| 2016 |
72 |
24 |
0.6(0.2-1.7)p=0.300 |
--- |
| 2017 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
--- |
| Patient category |
Relapse |
108 |
40 |
1 |
--- |
| Retreatment after failure |
28 |
8 |
0.8(0.3-1.8)p=0.557 |
--- |
| Return after loss to follow-up |
10 |
5 |
1.4(0.4-4.2)p=0.604 |
--- |
| AFB result at 2nd/3rd month |
Positive |
31 |
16 |
1.7(0.8- 3.6)p=0.137 |
1.2(0.5-2.6)p=0.730 |
| Negative |
104 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
| AFB result at 5th month |
Positive |
19 |
22 |
4.5(2.2- 9.3)p<0.001 |
4.3(1.8-10.0) p=0.001 |
| Negative |
120 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
| AFB result at 8th month8 |
Positive |
0 |
19 |
__ |
__ |
| Negative |
142 |
34 |
__ |
__ |
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio
COR: Crude Odds Ratio