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Table 3 Factors associated with cure smear-positive patients in patient centred treatment cohort.

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

 

Univariable

Multivariable

 

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Treatment observation*

      

   HF-DOT

1

  

1

  

   HB-DOT

2.37

1.27 -- 4.43

0.007

2.31

1.22 -- 4.38

0.010

District

      

   Kahama

1

  

1

  

   Arusha

1.38

0.87 -- 2.20

0.169

1.27

0.79 -- 2.04

0.315

   Mufindi

1.18

0.74 -- 1.89

0.482

1.04

0.65 -- 1.70

0.849

Supporter characteristics†

      

Sex

      

   Male

1

     

   Female

1.19

0.75 -- 1.89

0.450

   

Relationship

      

   Non-family member

1

     

   Family member

1.09

0.46 -- 2.61

0.843

   

Age

      

   < 25 years

1

     

   25 -- 34 years

1.06

0.50 -- 2.24

0.879

   

   35 -- 44 years

0.96

0.42 -- 2.15

0.912

   

   >= 45 years

0.84

0.38 -- 1.85

0.670

   

Education

      

   None

1

     

   Primary education

1.74

0.92 -- 3.27

0.087

   

   Above primary education

1.64

0.69 -- 3.89

0.258

   
  1. * In all new smear-positive patients (n = 484)
  2. † In HB-DOT group (n = 440)
  3. HF, health facility; HB, home-based; DOT, directly observed treatment; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.