Table 7 Outcome of TB episodes in relation to duration of TB treatment
TB outcome | Duration of TB treatment | Total (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | <6 months | 6 months | 7–9 months | 10–12 months | >12 months | Unknown |  |
Cure | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 (12) |
Clinically well | 1 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 43 (32) |
Improved | 1 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 (27) |
Not improved | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 (4) |
Death before end of TB treatment | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 (12) |
LTF/TFO/Unknown | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 (13) |
Total (%) | 15 (11) | 33 (25) | 38 (28) | 19 (14) | 17 (13) | 12 (9) | 134(100) |