Table 2 Predictors of mortality among TB patients in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2012–2016
From: Time to death and risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Northern Ethiopia
Variables | Death status | AHR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive | Died | ||||
Type of TB | |||||
Pulmonary TB | 300 (93.5) | 21 (6.5) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
EPTB | 382 (85.3) | 66 (14.7) | 17.376 | 3.88–77.86 | < 0.001* |
ART status for TB/HIV coinfection | |||||
ART non user | 62 (75.6) | 20 (24.4) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ART user | 176 (91.2) | 17 (8.8) | 1.663 | 0.542–5.1 | 0.374 |
CPT | |||||
No | 52 (71.2) | 21 (28.8) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 204 (90.7) | 21 (9.3) | 0.15 | 0.03–0.74 | 0.02* |