Comparison of TB treatment outcomes among patients who opted for CB-DOTS with those opted for FB-DOTS
| TB treatment outcomes | CB-DOTS (%) | FB-DOTS (%) | Risk difference (%) | Risk ratio (RR) | 95% CI of RR |
| Cured (1) | 40.31 | 36.05 | 4.26 | 1.12 | 0.96 to 1.30 |
| Treatment completed (2) | 47.29 | 50.39 | −3.10 | 0.94 | 0.83 to 1.06 |
| Died (3) | 3.36 | 3.62 | −0.26 | 0.93 | 0.49 to 1.77 |
| Treatment failure (4) | 0.78 | 0.90 | −0.13 | 0.86 | 0.22 to 3.30 |
| Lost to follow-up (5) | 1.29 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.34 to 2.91 |
| Transferred out (6) | 2.07 | 3.36 | −1.29 | 0.62 | 0.28 to 1.35 |
| Not recorded (7) | 4.91 | 4.39 | 0.52 | 1.12 | 0.65 to 1.93 |
| Favourable outcome (1+2) | 87.60 | 86.43 | 1.16 | 1.01 | 0.97 to 1.06 |
| Unfavourable outcome (3+4+5) | 5.43 | 5.81 | −0.39 | 0.93 | 0.56 to 1.54 |
| Unknown outcome (6+7) | 6.98 | 7.75 | −0.78 | 0.90 | 0.58 to 1.39 |
CB-DOTS, community-based directly observed treatment, short course; FB-DOTS, facility-based directly observed treatment, short course; TB, tuberculosis.