Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical profile of TB patients and characteristics of patients with poor treatment outcomes at Debre Tabor health center, N = 303
From: Factors associated with poor treatment outcome of tuberculosis in Debre Tabor, northwest Ethiopia
| Variables | Total N (%) | Poor treatment outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed | Defaulted | Died | Total | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 173 (57.1) | 9 (75.0) | 6 (75.0) | 14 (73.7) | 29 (74.4) |
| Female | 130 (42.9) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 5 (26.3) | 10 (25.6) |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 187 (61.7) | 8 (66.7) | 6 (75.0) | 15 (78.9) | 29 (74.4) |
| Rural | 116 (38.3) | 4 (33.3) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (21.1) | 10 (25.6) |
| Age group | |||||
| ≤ 14 | 20 (6.6) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) |
| 15–24 | 68 (22.4) | 3 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (5.3) | 7 (17.9) |
| 25–34 | 83 (27.4) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (15.8) | 6 (15.4) |
| 35–44 | 47 (15.5) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (21.1) | 6 (15.4) |
| 45–54 | 31 (10.2) | 4 (33.3) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.4) |
| 55–64 | 25 (8.3) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (15.8) | 3 (7.7) |
| ≥ 65 | 29 (9.6) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (37.5) | 6 (31.6) | 10 (25.6) |
| Baseline smear result | |||||
| Positive | 81 (26.73) | 10 (83.3) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (10.5) | 13 (33.3) |
| Negative | 222 (73.27) | 2 (16.7) | 7 (87.5) | 17 (89.5) | 26 (66.7) |
| Type of TB | |||||
| Smear positive PTB | 81 (26.7) | 10 (83.3) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (10.5) | 13 (33.3) |
| Smear negative PTB | 105 (34.7) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.00) | 10 (52.6) | 11 (28.2) |
| Extra pulmonary TB | 117 (38.6) | 1 (8.3) | 7 (87.5) | 7 (36.8) | 15 (38.5) |
| Smear result at the 2nd month | |||||
| Positive | 10 (3.3) | 7 (58.3) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (17.9) |
| Negative | 67 (22.1) | 3 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (10.3) |
| Unknown | 226 (74.6) | 2 (16.7) | 7 (87.5) | 19 (100) | 28 (71.8) |
| HIV status | |||||
| Positive | 41 (13.5) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (25.0) | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.4) |
| Negative | 179 (59.1) | 9 (75.0) | 3 (37.5) | 7 (36.8) | 19 (49.7) |
| Unknown | 83 (27.4) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (37.5) | 10 (52.6) | 14 (35.9) |
| Patient category | |||||
| New | 267 (88.1) | 8 (66.7) | 8 (100.0) | 17 (89.5) | 33 (84.6) |
| Retreated | 15 (5.0) | 4 (33.3) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.6) |
| Transferred in | 17 (5.6) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Unknown | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Year of treatment | |||||
| May 2008–April 2009 | 66 (21.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 9 (47.4) | 11 (28.2) |
| May 2009–April 2010 | 68 (22.4) | 5 (41.7) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (21.1) | 13 (33.3) |
| May 2010–April 2011 | 49 (16.2) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (25.0) | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.4) |
| May 2011–April 2012 | 59 (19.5) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (21.1) | 5 (12.8) |
| May 2012–April 2013 | 61 (20.1) | 4 (33.3) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (10.3) |