| Variable | Treatment outcome of tuberculosis | Statistics (χ2)/p-value | |||||||
| Successful Rx (%) | Uncertain Outcome (%) | Died (%) | Failed Rx (%) | Total (%) | |||||
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| 0 - 15 | 26 (76.5) | 5 (14.7) | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (100) |
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| 16 - 30 | 186 (79.8) | 32 (13.8) | 14 (6.0) | 1 (1.4) | 233 (100) | 6.289 | |||
| 31 - 45 | 381 (83.2) | 51 (11.1) | 24 (5.2) | 2 (0.5) | 458 (100) | df = 6 | |||
| 46 - 60 | 146 (82.5) | 11 (6.2) | 13 (7.3) | 7 (4.0) | 177 (100) | p = 0.012* | |||
| >60 | 95 (77.2) | 10 (8.1) | 13 (10.6) | 5 (4.1) | 123 (100) |
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| Total | 834 (81.4) | 109 (10.6) | 67 (6.5) | 15 (1.5) | 1025 (100) |
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| Sex |
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| Male | 394 (71.8) | 88 (16.0) | 57 (10.4) | 10 (1.8) | 549 (100) | 71.301 | |||
| Female | 440 (92.4) | 21 (4.4) | 10 (2.1) | 5 (1.1) | 476 (100) | df = 3 | |||
| Total | 834 (81.4) | 109 (10.6) | 67 (6.5) | 15 (1.5) | 1025 (100) | p = 0.000* | |||
| Marital status |
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| Currently married | 504 (81.0) | 65 (10.4) | 40 (6.4) | 14 (2.2) | 623 (100) | 1.170 | |||
| Never married | 228 (80.0) | 33 (11.6) | 23 (8.1) | 1 (0.3) | 285 (100) | df = 4 | |||
| Previously married | 102 (87.2) | 11 (9.4) | 4 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 117 (100) | p = 0.281 | |||
| Total | 834 (81.4) | 109 (10.6) | 67 (6.5) | 15 (1.5) | 1025 (100) |
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| Educational status |
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| None | 32 (86.5) | 4 (10.8) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (100) | 4.364 | |||
| Primary | 71 (76.3) | 8 (8.6) | 13 (14.0) | 1 (1.1) | 93 (100) | df = 4 | |||
| Secondary | 497 (79.0) | 82 (13.0) | 45 (7.2) | 5 (0.8) | 629 (100) | p = 0.037* | |||
| Tertiary | 234 (88.0) | 15 (5.6) | 8 (3.0) | 9 (3.4) | 266 (100) |
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| Total | 834 (81.4) | 109 (10.6) | 67 (6.5) | 15 (1.5) | 1025 (100) |
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| Religion |
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| Catholic | 374 (77.2) | 71 (14.6) | 35 (7.2) | 5 (1.0) | 485 (100) | 5.069 | |||
| Orthodox | 233 (81.8) | 24 (8.4) | 21 (7.4) | 7 (2.4) | 285 (100) | df = 4 | |||
| Pentecostal | 223 (93.6) | 14 (5.6) | 9 (3.6) | 3 (1.2) | 249 (100) | p = 0.024* | |||
| Muslim | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100) |
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| Total | 834 (81.4) | 109 (10.6) | 67 (6.5) | 15 (1.5) | 1025 (100) |
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| Employment status |
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| Employed | 507 (77.5) | 73 (11.2) | 62 (9.5) | 12 (1.8) | 654 (100) | 23.764 | |||
| Not employed | 327 (88.1) | 36 (9.7) | 5 (1.4) | 3 (0.8) | 371 (100) | df = 2 | |||
| Total | 834 (81.4) | 109 (10.6) | 67 (6.5) | 15 (1.5) | 1025 (100) | p = 0.000* | |||
| Residence |
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| Urban | 138 (81.2) | 26 (15.2) | 3 (1.8) | 3 (1.8) | 170 (100) | 0.001 | |||