Table 3 Univariate predictors of death among TB patients on DOTs in Hawassa health center, 2006–10
Covariates | Number at risk | Number of death | Crude hazard ratio | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | 723 | 75 | 1 | ||
Rural | 17 | 3 | 1.9 | (0.59,5.9) | 0.28 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 417 | 43 | 1 | ||
Female | 323 | 35 | 1.03 | (0.66-1.6) | 0.14 |
Age(years) | 740 | 78 | 1.028 | (1.01,1.04) | 0.000 |
Weight(kg) | 740 | 78 | .944 | (0.92, .97) | 0.000 |
Marital Status(n=342) | |||||
Single | 194 | 16 | 1 | ||
Married | 148 | 22 | 1.9 | (0.99,3.6) | 0.053 |
Center TB Diagnosed | |||||
Health Center | 549 | 59 | 1 | ||
Hospital | 191 | 19 | 0.92 | (0.55,1.54) | 0.74 |
TB treatment history | |||||
New | 696 | 73 | 1 | ||
Re-treatment | 44 | 5 | 1.1 | (0.43,2.6) | 0.9 |
Treatment Category | |||||
I | 673 | 72 | 1 | ||
II | 38 | 4 | 0.97 | (0.35,2.6) | 0.9 |
III | 29 | 2 | 0.61 | (0.15,2.5) | 0.5 |
Smear(baseline)n=606 | |||||
Positive | 257 | 20 | 1 | ||
Negative | 349 | 47 | 1.8 | (1.1,3.1) | 0.022 |
HIV Status | |||||
Negative | 370 | 28 | 1 | ||
Positive | 370 | 50 | 1.84 | (1.2, 2.9) | 0.01 |
CPT(n=133) | |||||
No | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
yes | 123 | 14 | 0.38 | (0.09,1.7) | 0.21 |
ART(n=91) | |||||
No | 39 | 7 | 1 | ||
yes | 52 | 9 | 0.88 | (0.33,2.4) | 0.8 |