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Table 4 Multivariate cox regression model of factors associated with death of TB patients treated in Hawassa health center from 2006–2010

From: Tuberculosis treatment survival of HIV positive TB patients on directly observed treatment short-course in Southern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

Covariates

Number at risk

Number of deaths

Adjusted hazard ratio

95% CI

P-value

Residence

     

Urban

723

75

1

  

Rural

17

3

1.96

(0 .6, 6.4)

0.26

Gender

     

Male

417

43

1

  

Female

323

35

0.87

(0.51, 1.5)

0.61

Age(years)

740

78

1.03

(1.02,1.05)

0.000

Weight(kg)

740

78

0.94

(0.9, 0 .97)

0.000

TB Type

     

Smear positive PTB

257

20

1

  

Smear positive PTB

349

47

1.2

(0.68,2.1)

0.53

EPTB

134

11

0.9

(0.4, 1.9)

0.84

HIV Status

     

Negative

370

28

1

  

Positive

370

50

1.6

(1.01, 2.6)

0.04