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Table 3 Treatment outcomes

From: The importance of providing counselling and financial support to patients receiving treatment for multi-drug resistant TB: mixed method qualitative and pilot intervention studies

Outcome

Type of support

 

Counselling

Combined

None

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Cured

28

(85)

32

(76)

54

(67)

Defaulted

2

(6)

6

(14)

15

(19)

Died

1

(3)

2

(5)

8

(10)

Failed

2

(6)

2

(5)

4

(5)

Total

33

(100)

42

(100)

81

(100)

Unadjusted and adjusted* risk ratios (RR)

 

Type of support

 

Counselling

Combined

 

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

(a) for cure versus other outcomes, taking the No Support group as baseline

  RR

1.3(1.0, 1.6)

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

  RR adjusted for sex

1.3 (1.0, 1.6)

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

  RR adjusted for age group

1.2 (1.0, 1.6)

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

(b) for cure versus default, taking the No Support group as baseline

  RR

1.4 (1.1, 1.7)

1.1 (0.8, 1.6)

  RR adjusted for sex

1.3 (1.1, 1.7)

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

  RR adjusted for age group

1.2 (1.0, 1.6)

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

  1. *Adjusted using the Mantel-Haenszel method.