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

Table 4

Determinants on sputum smears positive pulmonary tuberculosis diagnostic dropout rate in public health facilities, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; from 2011 to 2016.

Variables	Drop out of diagnostic			Crude Odds		P-value
	Yes	No	%Yes	Ratio	95%CI
Age groups (years)
<15	9	61	12.9%	1
15-35	272	1333	16.9%	1.32	0.71-2.45	0.380
35+	109	485	18.4%	1.43	0.76-2.69	0.258
Sex
Male	226	1065	17.5%	1
Female	186	891	17.3%	0.99	0.83-1.18	0.881
Facilities
Hospital	228	811	21.9%	1
Health Center	212	1212	14.9%	0.62	0.51-0.77	<0.001

Statistically high significant, P<0.005.