Table 3 Factors associated with treatment success among persons with BC-PTB in eastern Uganda
Characteristics | Level | Tuberculosis treatment outcome | Modified Poisson regression analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unsuccessful (No. (%)) | Successful (No. (%)) | Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis | ||||
Participants | Â | 187 (18.9) | 800 (81.1) | RR | 95% CI | aRR | 95% CI |
District | Soroti | 104 (55.6) | 359 (44.9) | Ref | Â | Ref | Â |
Kumi | 49 (26.2) | 179 (22.4) | 1.01 | (0.93,1.10) | 1.02 | (0.94,1.11) | |
Ngora | 26 (13.9) | 115 (14.4) | 1.05 | (0.96,1.15) | 1.04 | (0.95,1.14) | |
Serere | 8 (4.3) | 147 (18.4) | 1.22*** | (1.15,1.30) | 1.22*** | (1.14,1.30) | |
Sex | Female | 46 (24.6) | 290 (36.2) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Male | 141 (75.4) | 510 (63.7) | 0.91** | (0.86,0.96) | 0.92** | (0.87,0.98) | |
Age group | 15–34 | 73 (39.0) | 387 (48.4) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
35–50 | 66 (35.3) | 262 (32.8) | 0.98 | (0.92,1.05) | 0.97 | (0.91,1.04) | |
More than 50 | 48 (25.7) | 151 (18.9) | 0.88** | (0.81,0.97) | 0.89** | (0.81,0.97) | |
Persons with BC-PTB | New | 154 (82.4) | 708 (88.5) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Previously treated | 33 (17.6) | 92 (11.5) | 0.90* | (0.80,1.00) | 0.94 | (0.84,1.05) | |
HIV status | Negative | 111 (60.0) | 583 (73.6) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Positive | 74 (40.0) | 209 (26.4) | 0.88** | (0.81,0.95) | 0.88** | (0.82,0.95) | |