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World J Methodol. Mar 26, 2016; 6(1): 118-125
Published online Mar 26, 2016. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.118
Published online Mar 26, 2016. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.118
Table 2 Tuberculosis treatment outcomes stratified by human immunodeficiency virus status in rural Ebonyi, Nigeria, 2011-2012
| Treatment outcome | Both HIV- and HIV+ n (%) | HIV-negative n (%) | HIV-positive n (%) | χ2(P value) |
| All TB cases | 34.2 (< 0.001) | |||
| Successful | 893 (75.7) | 751 (79.3) | 142 (60.9) | |
| Unsuccessful | 287 (24.3) | 196 (20.7) | 91 (39.1) | |
| Failure | 18 (1.5) | 13 (1.4) | 5 (2.1) | 1.84 (0.18) |
| Death | 129 (10.9) | 75 (7.9) | 54 (23.2) | 49.0 (< 0.001) |
| Default | 100 (8.5) | 79 (8.3) | 21 (9.0) | 1.70 (0.19) |
| Transfer-out | 40 (3.4) | 29 (3.1) | 11 (4.7) | 3.76 (0.05) |
| Total | 1180 | 947 | 233 | |
| Pulmonary TB | 37.7 (< 0.001) | |||
| Successful | 875 (77.2) | 736 (81.0) | 139 (61.8) | |
| Unsuccessful | 259 (22.8) | 173 (19.0) | 86 (38.2) | |
| Failure | 18 (1.6) | 13 (1.4) | 5 (2.2) | 1.84 (0.18) |
| Death | 121 (10.7) | 69 (7.6) | 52 (23.1) | 50.3 (< 0.001) |
| Default | 88 (7.8) | 69 (7.6) | 19 (8.4) | 1.9 (0.17) |
| Transfer-out | 32 (2.8) | 22 (2.4) | 10 (4.4) | 5.3 (0.02) |
| Total | 1134 | 909 | 225 | |
| Extrapulmonary TB | 0.01 (0.47)1 | |||
| Successful | 18 (39.1) | 15 (39.5) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Unsuccessful | 28 (60.9) | 23 (60.5) | 5 (62.5) | |
| Failure | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
| Death | 8 (17.4) | 6 (15.8) | 2 (25.0) | 0.25 (0.5)1 |
| Default | 12 (26.1) | 10 (26.3) | 2 (25.0) | 0.0 (0.68)1 |
| Transfer-out | 8 (17.4) | 7 (18.4) | 1 (12.5) | 0.07 (0.64)1 |
| Total | 46 | 38 | 8 | |
| New cases | 32.5 (< 0.001) | |||
| Successful | 832 (75.7) | 700 (79.4) | 132 (60.8) | |
| Unsuccessful | 267 (24.3) | 132 (20.6) | 85 (39.2) | |
| Failure | 15 (1.4) | 11 (1.2) | 4 (1.4) | 1.28 (0.26) |
| Death | 118 (10.7) | 67 (7.6) | 51 (23.5) | 49.7 (< 0.001) |
| Default | 97 (8.8) | 76 (8.6) | 21 (9.7) | 2.1 (0.15) |
| Transfer-out | 37 (3.4) | 28 (3.2) | 9 (4.1) | 1.86 (0.17) |
| Total | 1099 | 882 | 217 | |
| Retreatment cases | 1.8 (0.10)1 | |||
| Successful | 61 (75.3) | 51 (78.5) | 10 (62.5) | |
| Unsuccessful | 20 (24.7) | 14 (21.5) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Failure | 3 (3.7) | 2 (3.1) | 1 (6.3) | 0.58 (0.44)1 |
| Death | 11 (13.6) | 8 (12.3) | 3 (18.8) | 0.75 (0.31)1 |
| Default | 3 (3.7) | 3 (4.6) | 0 (0) | 0.58 (0.59)1 |
| Transfer-out | 3 (3.7) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (12.5) | 4.74 (0.08)1 |
| Total | 81 | 65 | 16 |
- Citation: Ukwaja KN, Oshi SN, Alobu I, Oshi DC. Profile and determinants of unsuccessful tuberculosis outcome in rural Nigeria: Implications for tuberculosis control. World J Methodol 2016; 6(1): 118-125
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v6/i1/118.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.118