Variables Year the patient’s history was taken Total Pearson Chi-Square (P-value)   September 2010 - August 2010      N (%) September 2011 - August 2011      N (%) September 2012 - August 2012      N (%)   Treatment outcome Cured 116 (19.4) 75(15.5) 67(15.6) 258(17.1) 15.2 (0.056) Treatment completed  396 (66.3) 354(73.3) 323(74.9) 1,073(71) Defaulted 25 (4.2) 10 (2.1) 10(2.3) 45(3.0) Failed 7 (1.2)    4(0.8) 1(0.2) 12(0.8) Died 53 (8.9) 40 (8.3) 30 (7.0) 123 (8.1) TB type Pulmonary TB 384(44.3) 248(28.6) 235(27.1) 867 26.6 (P < 0.01) Extra PTB 207(33.8) 217(35.5) 188(30.7) 612  Bothb 6(18.8) 18(56.2) 8(25.0) 32 All TB cases 597(39.5) 483(32.0) 431(28.5) 1511   HIV status Positive 256(42.9) 183(37.9) 145(33.7) 584 (38.6) 11.9(0.018) Negative 302(50.6)  265(54.9) 263(61.0) 830(54.9) Unknown  39(6.5) 35(7.2) 23 (5.3) 97(6.3)

Table 2: Trends of treatment outcome, TB type and HIV status across years among TB patients in Dessie and Woldiya town governmental health institutions, 2010-2012.