Treatment initiation among tuberculosis patients: the role of short message service (SMS) technology and Ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs)

Table 2 Treatment initiation in the different groups

	UNIVARIABLE FINDINGS N = 209)			^aMULTIVARIABLE FINDINGS (N = 209)
	Unadjusted IRR	Confidence Interval	p-value	Adjusted IRR	Confidence Interval	p-value
Treatment Initiation
Allocation group
SOC	Ref
SMS	1.12	0.99–1.28	0.066	1.15	1.02–1.31	0.026
	Unadjusted HR	Confidence Interval	p-value	Adjusted HR	Confidence Interval	p-value
Time to Treatment Initiation (Day 29 censoring)
Allocation group
SOC	Ref
SMS	2.77	2.03–3.77	< 0.001	3.29	2.36–4.58	< 0.001
Time to Treatment Initiation (Day 3 censoring)
Allocation group
SOC	Ref
SMS	4.67	3.30–6.60	< 0.001	5.05	3.48–7.33	< 0.001

^aAdjusted for age, gender, employment status, TB test disclosure, history of TB contact, travel time to clinic, HIV status and severity of TB symptoms

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