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Table 2 Primary outcomes

From: SMS reminders to improve adherence and cure of tuberculosis patients in Cameroon (TB-SMS Cameroon): a randomised controlled trial

Primary outcomes

Intervention group

(DOT + SMS) n = 137

Control group

(DOT) n = 142

Effect Estimate

 

n (%)

n (%)

OR [95% CI]; p

Microscopy at 5 months

 Negative (successfully treated)

111 (81.0)

106 (74.6)

1.45 [0.81, 2.56]; 0.20

Microscopy at 6 months

 Negative (cured)

87 (63.5)

88 (62)

1.06 [0.65, 1.73); 0.79

  1. DOT directly observed treatment, SMS short message service, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval