Research Article

Sputum Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnostic Dropout Rate in Public Health Facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Mono-variate analysis the association between dropout and registration of sputum submission period at public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2011-2016.

Independent variablesFirst AFB positive Not submit the
morning spot(a)
Not submit the
2nd spot (b)
Not submit the morning or
the 2nd spots (a+b)
p –value
n%OR95%CIn%OR95%CIn%OR95%CI

Total24631425.8%29812.1%44017.9%
Year of sputum submission
2011-20131471906.1%118412.5%127418.6%10.229
2014-2016992525.2%0.850.61-1.21595.9%0.910.71-1.1716611.2%0.880.71-1.09