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Table 3 Predictors of successful treatment outcomes among children with TB, Addis Ababa

From: Childhood tuberculosis and its treatment outcomes in Addis Ababa: a 5-years retrospective study

Characteristics

Successfully treated*

Not successfully treated

AOR (95% CI)

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Age

   

0-4

466(86.6)

72(13.4)

1.00

5-9

648(93.8)

43(6.2)

2.50(1.67-3.74)

10-14

1093(94.0)

70(6.0)

2.70(1.86-3.91)

Type of TB

   

PTB-

944(92.0)

82(8.0)

1.00

PTB+

204(88.3)

27(11.7)

0.44(0.27-0.73)

EPTB

1054(93.4)

75(6.6)

1.09(0.78-1.52)

HIV infection

   

Negative

801(94.6)

46(5.4)

1.00

Positive

277(89.6)

32(10.4)

0.49(0.30-0.80)

Unknown

1123(91.3)

107(8.7)

0.60(0.42-0.86)

  1. *Transferred out patients were excluded from the Logistic Regression Model since their treatment outcome is unknown. The model was adjusted for sex.