Research Article
Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of “Transfer-Out” Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Gondar, Ethiopia
Table 2
Treatment outcomes of transferred PTB patients who arrived at their receiving facility in northwest Ethiopia, 2009–2013 (
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| | Characteristics | Treatment outcomes (%) | | Cured | Treatment completed | Default | Failure | Death | Transfer-out |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | | ≤18 | 17 (22.4) | 72 (29.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (30.0) | 16 (28.6) | | 19–34 | 29 (38.2) | 96 (39.7) | 6 (85.7) | 2 (100.0) | 8 (40.0) | 27 (48.2) | | 35–54 | 24 (31.6) | 57 (23.6) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (20.0) | 12 (21.4) | | ≥55 | 6 (7.9) | 17 (7.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (1.8) |
| | Sex | | | | | | | | Male (=244) | 43 (17.6) | 145 (59.4) | 4 (1.6) | 1 (0.4) | 14 (5.7) | 37 (15.2) | | Female (=159) | 33 (20.7) | 97 (61.0) | 3 (1.9) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.8) | 19 (11.9) |
| | Sputum status (pulmonary type of TB) | | | | | | | | Smear-positive | 42 (42.4) | 35 (35.3) | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.0) | 16 (16.2) | | Smear-negative | 34 (11.2) | 207 (60.1) | 5 (1.6) | 2 (0.6) | 16 (5.3) | 40 (13.1) |
| | Categories of TB at start | | | | | | | | New | 66 (17.9) | 223 (60.6) | 6 (1.6) | 2 (0.5) | 19 (5.2) | 52 (14.1) | | Relapse | 8 (30.8) | 14 (53.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.8) | 3 (11.5) | | Default | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25.0) | | Failure | 1 (20.0) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| | HIV status | | | | | | | | Positive (=155) | 23 (14.8) | 96 (61.9) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 11 (7.1) | 23 (14.8) | | Negative (=248) | 53 (21.4) | 146 (58.8) | 6 (2.4) | 1 (0.4) | 9 (3.6) | 33 (13.3) |
| | Time period between transfer-out and transfer-in (363) | | | | | | | | Same to 2nd day | 31 (19.3) | 91 (56.8) | 3 (1.8) | 1 (0.6) | 13 (8.1) | 21 (13.1) | | 3rd day | 35 (19.2) | 110 (60.4) | 4 (2.2) | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.7) | 27 (14.8) | | ≥4th day | 5 (23.8) | 14 (66.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) |
| | Phase of TB treatment at time of transfer-out | | | | | | | | Intensive | 59 (21.1) | 163 (58.2) | 5 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) | 14 (5.0) | 38 (13.5) | | Continuation | 17 (13.8) | 79 (64.2) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (0.8) | 6 (4.8) | 18 (14.6) |
| | Overall | 76 (18.9%) | 242 (60.0%) | 7 (1.7%) | 2 (0.5%) | 20 (4.9%) | 56 (13.8%) |
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