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Table 2 Treatment outcomes.

From: Patient-centred tuberculosis treatment delivery under programmatic conditions in Tanzania: a cohort study

 

Historic

PCT

RR†

95% CI

P-value

Smear-positive patients

n = 548*

n = 484*

   

   Smear conversion

409 (74.6)

388 (80.2)

1.07

1.01 -- 1.15

0.037

   Cure

334 (60.9)

312 (64.5)

1.06

0.96 -- 1.16

0.247

   Success

382 (69.7)

398 (82.2)

1.18

1.10 -- 1.26

<0.001

   Death

92 (16.8)

59 (12.2)

0.73

0.54 -- 0.98

0.042

   Default

28 (5.1)

13 (2.7)

0.53

0.28 -- 0.99

0.055

   Transfer out

41 (7.5)

14 (2.9)

0.39

0.22 -- 0.68

0.001

   Fail

2 (0.4)

0

   

   Missing outcome

3 (0.6)

0

   

All patients

n = 1417*

n = 1208*

   

   Success

1015 (71.6)

954 (79.0)

1.10

1.05 -- 1.15

<0.001

   Death

249 (17.6)

168 (13.9)

0.79

0.66 -- 0.95

0.012

   Default

61 (4.3)

40 (3.3)

0.77

0.52 -- 1.14

0.222

   Transfer out

80 (5.7)

41 (3.4)

0.60

0.42 -- 0.86

0.007

   Fail

2 (0.1)

0

   

   Missing outcome

10 (0.7)

4 (0.3)

   
  1. *All data are n (%).
  2. † Relative risk comparing PCT cohort with historic cohort.
  3. CI, confidence interval.