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Table 3 Association between service-related factors and treatment completion among the 128 Ugandan TB patients in a bivariate analysis

From: Determinants of treatment completion among rural smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional survey conducted in south-western Uganda

Factor

Treatment completion

OR (95% CI)

P-value

 

Yes (115)

No (13)

  

Treatment strategy

CB-DOTS

100 (87.0)

10 (76.9)

  
 

HF-DOTS

15 (13.0)

3 (23.1)

2.0 (0.5–8.1)

0.32

Treatment category

New

98 (85.2)

11 (84.6)

  
 

Retreatment

17 (14.8)

2 (15.4)

1.0 (0.2–5.1)

0.95

Pre-treatment counselling

Yes

111 (96.5)

9 (69.2)

12.3 (2.6–57.7)

0.01 a*

Counselling at the time of submission of follow-up sputum

Yes

90 (78.3)

5 (38.5)

5.8 (1.7–19.2)

0.04 a*

Was tested for HIV

Yes

107 (93.0)

11 (84.6)

2.4 (0.5–12.9)

0.30

Waiting time > 1 h

Yes

25 (21.7)

5 (38.5)

0.4 (0.1–1.5)

0.19

Health worker available

Yes

112 (97.4)

11 (84.6)

6.8 (1.0–45.1)

0.05 a*

Drugs available always

Yes

98 (85.2)

11 (84.6)

1.0 (0.2–5.2)

0.95

Timely refill of drugs

Yes

74 (64.4)

2 (15.4)

9.9 (2.1–47.0)

0.04 a*

Complete records at facility

Yes

38 (33.0)

2 (15.4)

2.7 (0.6–12.9)

0.20

  1. a Fisher’s exact test, *significant at p = 0.05