Table 4 Sputum smear status of study participants at 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th months of anti-TB treatment period in South- Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia, September 2013-March 2015

2^nd month (n = 345)

 Positive

61 (17.7)

56 (17.6)

5 (18.5)

 Negative

284 (82.3)

262 (82.4)

22 (81.5)

1.00*

3^rd month (n = 63)

 Positive

22 (34.9)

19 (32.8)

3 (60.0)

 Negative

41 (65.1)

39 (67.2)

2 (40.0)

0.33*

5^th month (n = 324)

 Positive

9 (2.8)

9 (3.0)

-

 Negative

316 (97.2)

290 (97.0)

26 (100.0)

1.00*

6^th month (n = 318)

 Positive

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

-

 Negative

317 (99.7)

291 (99.7)

26 (100.0)

1.00*