Table 4 Characteristics of case notification rates and treatment outcomes of new smear-positive PTB cases in children in the Sidama Zone, 2003–2012
From: Low case notification rates of childhood tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia
Characteristics | CNR* per 105 | Completed (%) | Cured N (%) | Lost-to-follow up N (%) | Died N (%) | Transferred out N (%) | Treatment failure N (%) | Unknown N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New PTB+ cases | 12.6 | 406 (21) | 1161 (61) | 158(8) | 53(3) | 39(2) | 8(0.4) | 77 (2) |
Sex | ||||||||
Girls | 14 | 229 (22) | 665 (62) | 85 (8) | 29 (3) | 17 (2) | 3 (0.3) | 38 (3.6) |
Boys | 11 | 177 (21) | 496 (59) | 73 (9) | 24 (3) | 22 (3) | 5 (0.6) | 38 (3.8) |
Age category | ||||||||
<5 | 3 | 38(30) | 47(37) | 24 (19) | 10 (8) | 6 (5) | 0 | 2 (1.6) |
5–9 | 8 | 107 (22) | 267 (56) | 48 (10) | 14 (3) | 9 (2) | 4 (0.8) | 30 (6.3) |
10–14 | 28 | 261 (20) | 847 (65) | 86 (7) | 29 (2) | 24 (2) | 4 (0.3) | 45 (3.5) |
Residence | ||||||||
Urban | 21 | 54 (31) | 88 (51) | 16 (9) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 1 (0.6) | 7 (4) |
Rural | 12 | 352 (20) | 1073 (62) | 142 (8) | 50 (3) | 35 (2) | 7 (0.4) | 70 (4) |
Year of treatment | ||||||||
2003 | 10.6 | 18 (14) | 86 (65) | 17 (13) | 10 (8) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 |
2004 | 11.4 | 41 (28) | 72 (47) | 19 (13) | 4(3) | 3 (2) | 0 | 9 (6) |
2005 | 10.5 | 44 (31) | 67 (47) | 7 (5) | 5 (4) | 4 (3) | 1 (0.7) | 16 (11) |
2006 | 9.8 | 42 (30) | 56 (40) | 14 (10) | 6 (4) | 4 (3) | 0 | 18 (13) |
2007 | 10.2 | 49 (32) | 76 (50) | 20 (13) | 3(2) | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (2) |
2008 | 12.7 | 59 (30) | 111 (56) | 19 (10) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1) |
2009 | 11.1 | 47 (27) | 82 (47) | 24 (14) | 4 (2) | 8 (5) | 2(1) | 9 (5) |
2010 | 10.6 | 52 (30) | 75 (43) | 29 (17) | 4 (2) | 5 (3) | 0 | 9 (5) |
2011 | 21.7 | 44 (12) | 289 (79) | 7 (2) | 6 (2) | 6 (2) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.6) |
2012 | 15.5 | 10 (3.7) | 247 (91) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 3 (1) | 2 (0.7) | 5 (2) |