Table 2 Treatment outcomes among 61,817 newly diagnosed PTB and their distribution among patients who were homeless and those who were not
Treatment outcomesa | Overall | Not Homelessness | Homelessness | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 61817) | (n = 60091) | (n = 1726) | ||
<0.001 | ||||
Treatment success | 50302 (81.4 %) | 49565 (82.5 %) | 737 (42.7 %) | |
Treatment failure | 374 (0.6 %) | 367 (0.6 %) | 7 (0.4 %) | |
Death | 3800 (6.2 %) | 3619 (6.0 %) | 181 (10.5 %) | |
Loss to follow-up | 6307 (10.2 %) | 5633 (9.4 %) | 674 (39.0 %) | |
Not evaluated | 1034 (1.7 %) | 907 (1.5 %) | 127 (7.4 %) |