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Table 6 TB treatment outcome of study participants, September 2013-March 2015

From: Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients in South-Eastern Amahra Region, Ethiopia

Characteristics

All TB n (%)

TBNDM n (%)

TBDM n (%)

P-value

Treatment outcome

    

 Curea

317 (24.1)

291 (24.1)

26 (23.9)

0.95

 Treatment completeda

911 (69.3)

844 (70.0)

67 (61.5)

0.06

 Deatha

57 (4.3)

42 (3.5)

15 (13.8)

<0.001

 Treatment failurea

15 (1.1)

14 (1.2)

1 (0.9)

1.00*

 Defaultera

14 (1.1)

14 (1.2)

-

-

 Total

1314 (100.0)

1205 (91.7)

109 (8.3)

 

Over all treatment outcome (n = 1314)

    

 Successful

1228 (93.5)

1135 (94.2)

93 (85.3)

 

 Unsuccessful

86 (6.5)

70 (5.8)

16 (14.7)

<0.001

Adherence to TB treatment

    

 Poor

18 (1.4)

18 (1.5)

-

 

 Good

1296 (98.6)

1187 (98.5)

109 (100.0)

0.39

Adherence to DM therapy

    

 Poor

64 (58.7)

-

64 (58.7)

-

 Good

45 (51.3)

-

45 (51.3)

 
  1. TB: tuberculosis, TBNDM: TB without DM, TBDM: TB and DM, DM: diabetes mellitus
  2. *Fisher’s exact test
  3. aEach outcome is compared to other treatment outcome category