Factors associated with successful treatment outcomes among young patients with TB
| Variable | No (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 2271 (46.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 2628 (53.6) | 1.30 (1.04 to 1.61) | 0.019 | 1.02 (0.80 to 1.29) | 0.86 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 2358 (48.1) | 1.00 | – | ||
| 20–24 | 2541 (51.9) | 0.99 (0.79 to 1.23) | 0.95 | – | |
| Category of treatment | |||||
| I | 4197 (85.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| II | 702 (14.3) | 0.20 (0.16 to 0.26) | <0.001 | 0.8 (0.34 to 1.86) | 0.61 |
| Sputum result | |||||
| Negative | 1197 (43.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Scanty | 67 (2.4) | 0.52 (0.37 to 0.73) | <0.001 | 0.55 (0.26 to 1.13) | 0.108 |
| 1+ | 637 (23.1) | 0.36 (0.26 to 0.50) | <0.001 | 0.67 (0.47 to 0.95) | 0.026 |
| 2+ | 541 (19.6) | 0.31 (0.19 to 0.44) | <0.001 | 0.46 (0.33 to 0.65) | <0.001 |
| 3+ | 320 (11.6) | 0.41 (0.20 to 0.83) | 0.014 | 0.42 (0.29 to 0.60) | <0.001 |
| History of TB treatment | |||||
| Yes | 770 (51.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 4129 (84.3) | 4.46 (3.72 to 5.84) | <0.001 | 2.88 (1.24 to 6.66) | 0.013 |
| Type of TB | |||||
| Pulmonary | 2762 (56.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Extrapulmonary | 2137 (43.6) | 7.81 (5.37 to 11.3) | <0.001 | 3.23 (0.42 to 24.4) | 0.25 |
TB, tuberculosis.