Variables Treatment outcome COR(95% CI) AOR(95% CI)
Non defaulters N (%) Defaulters N (%)
Health institutions Woldiya general hospital 337(95.7) 15(4.3) 1.00 1.00
Dessie referral hospital 215(98.6) 3(1.4) 0.31(0.09-1.10) 0.24(0.06-0.88)*
Dessie health center 452(96.2) 18(3.8) 0.90(0.44-1.80) 4.09(1.33-12.60)*
Bambuwuha health center 279(97.2) 8(2.8) 0.64(0.27-1.54) 0.63(0.25-1.61)
Woldiya health center 183(99.5) 1(0.5) 0.12(0.02-0.94)* 0.22(0.03-1.74)
Tuberculosis  history Previous TB history 66(93.0) 5(7.0) 1.00 1.00
New TB cases 1400(97.2) 40(2.8) 0.38(0.14-0.99)* 0.21(0.05-0.85)*
TB type Pulmonary TB 838(96.7) 29(3.3) 1.00 1.00
Extra PTB 600(98.0) 12(2.0) 0.58(0.29-1.14) 0.79(0.37-1.68)
Bothb 28(87.5) 4(12.5) 4.13(1.36-12.54)* 8.87(2.53-31.02)*
AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval, *statistically significant values
Table 4: Crude and adjusted odds ratios for various factors that affect defaulting rate of TB patients, Dessie and Woldiya town governmental health institutions, 2010-2012.