Variables Treatment outcome COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
  Successful N (%) Poor N (%)
Sex Male 749(88.1) 101(11.9) 1.00 1.00
Female 582(88.0) 79(12.0) 0.99(0.73-1.36) 2.09(1.27-3.45)*
Age(years) 0-14 89(97.8) 2(2.2) 1.00 1.00
15-24 366(91.7) 33(8.3) 0.25(0.06-1.06) 0.24(0.03-2.01)
25-34 402(88.2) 54(11.8) 0.17(0.04-0.67)* 0.17(0.02-1.44)
35-44 245(86.6) 38(13.4) 0.15(0.03-0.61)* 0.17(0.02-1.40)
45-54 105(80.8) 25(19.2) 0.09(0.02-0.41)* 0.09(0.01-0.84)*
55-64 71(80.7) 17(19.3) 0.09(0.02-0.42)* 0.08(0.01-0.77)*
65 and above 53(82.8) 11(17.2) 0.11(0.02-0.51)* 0.16(0.01-1.72)
Tuberculosis  history Previous TB history 54(76.1) 17(23.9) 1.00 1.00    
New TB cases 1277(88.7) 163(11.3) 2.47(1.40-4.36)* 10.52(3.96-27.93)*
HIV status Positive 476(81.5) 108(18.5) 1.00 1.00
Negative 767(92.4) 63(7.6) 2.76(1.98-3.85)* 1.80(1.09-2.99)*
unknown  88(90.7) 9(9.3) 2.22(1.08-4.54)* 7.16(1.57-32.75)
Health institutions Woldiya General Hospital 298(84.7) 54(15.3) 1.00 1.00
Dessie Referral Hospital 175(80.3) 43(19.7) 0.74(0.47-1.15) 4.88(1.94-12.31)*
Dessie Health Center 426(90.6) 44(9.4) 1.75(1.15-2.68)* 1.17(0.60-2.27)
Bambuwuha Health Center 258(89.9) 29(10.1) 1.61(0.99-2.61) 3.02(1.46-6.27)*
Woldiya Health Center 174(94.6) 10(5.4) 3.15(1.57-6.35)* 3.23(1.29-8.12)*
AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval, *statistically significant values; variables: weight, type of TB and pulmonary TB type were not statistically significant during bivaraite as well as multivariate regression model.
Table 3: Crude and adjusted odds ratios for various factors that affect treatment outcome among TB patients, Dessie and Woldiya town governmental health institutions, 2010-2012.