Table 3 Follow-up characteristics and outcomes across delays to treatment southwest Ethiopia January 2015 to june 2016
Variable | Total delay(days) | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
> 30(exposed) N = 574 | <=30 (non exposed) N = 161 |  | Total | ||
n(%) | n(%) | P value | n(%) | ||
Sputum smear end of 2ndmonth(n = 373) | Positive | 3(1.1) | 3(3.0) | 0.5 | 6(1.6) |
Negative | 158(57.9) | 67(67.0) | 225(60.3) | ||
Not available | 112(41.0) | 30(30.0) | 142(38.1) | ||
Sputum smear end of 5th month(n = 373) | Positive | 4(1.5) | 1(1.0) | 0.4 | 5(1.3) |
Negative | 137(50.1) | 58(58.0) | 195(52.3) | ||
Not available | 132(48.4) | 41(41.0) | 173(46.4) | ||
Sputum smear end of 6th month(n = 373) | Negative | 127(46.5) | 51(51.0) | 0.3 | 178(47.7) |
Not available | 146(53.5) | 49(49) | 195(52.3) | ||
Sputum check up after diagnosis(n = 373) | None | 112 (41.0) | 30(30.0) | 0.3 | 142(38.1) |
At least once | 161(59.0) | 70(70.0) | 231(61.9) | ||
Weight end of 2ndmonth | Mean(SD) | 51.2(8.6) | 50.2(8.6) | 0.9 | 51.3(8.6) |
Weight change end of 2nd month | Unchanged/lost | 93(16.2) | 30(18.6) | 0.2 | 123(16.7) |
Gained | 298(52.0) | 80(49.7) | 378(51.5) | ||
Unknown | 183(31.8) | 51(31.7) | 234(31.8) | ||
Weight end of 5thmonth | Mean(SD) | 54.2(8.7) | 51.8(9.5) | 0.5 | 53.6(8.9) |
Weight end of 6th month | Mean(SD) | 54.2(10.3) | 52.9(9.0) | 0.1 | 53.9(9.9) |
Treatment out come | Cured | 126(21.9) | 51(31.7) | 0.04 | 177(24.2) |
Treatment complete | 354(61.5) | 96(59.6) | 450(61.1) | ||
Loss to follow-up | 33(5.7) | 5(3.1) | 38(5.2) | ||
Died | 26(4.5) | 3(1.9) | 29(3.9) | ||
Treatment failure | 4(0.7) | 1(0.6) | 5(0.7) | ||
Not evaluateda | 31(5.4) | 5(3.1) | 36(4.9) | ||
Treatment success (n = 699) | Unsuccessful | 63(11.6) | 9(5.8) | 0.01 | 72(10.3) |
Successful | 480(88.4) | 147(94.2) | 627(89.7) | ||