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Table 4 Factors associated with success all 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

4.19

2.91 -- 6.05

< 0.001

4.11

2.82 -- 6.00

< 0.001

District

      

   Kahama

1

  

1

  

   Arusha

0.52

0.37 -- 0.74

<0.001

1.64

1.15 -- 2.33

0.006

   Mufindi

0.49

0.36 -- 0.69

<0.001

0.81

0.57 -- 1.16

0.262

Supporter characteristics†

      

Sex

      

   Male

1

     

   Female

0.99

0.67 -- 1.47

0.974

   

Relationship

      

   Non-family member

1

     

   Family member

1.05

0.46 -- 2.39

0.910

   

Age

      

   < 25 years

1

     

   25 -- 34 years

0.70

0.35 -- 1.43

0.332

   

   35 -- 44 years

0.92

0.43 -- 1.98

0.845

   

   >= 45 years

0.50

0.25 -- 1.05

0.067

   

Education

      

   None

1

     

   Primary education

1.61

0.92 -- 2.85

0.098

   

   Above primary education

0.97

0.49 -- 1.96

0.950

   
  1. * In all new patients (n = 1208)
  2. † In HB-DOT group (n = 1066)
  3. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HF, heath facility; HB, home-based.