Factors Associated with Mortality among Patients on TB Treatment in the Southern Region of Zimbabwe, 2013

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of TB patients in southern Zimbabwe, 2013.

Characteristics			% (95% CI)
Sex
Female	891	1,966	45.3 (43.1–47.5)
Male	1,075	1,966	54.7 (52.5–56.9)
Missing	5	1,971	0.3
Age (in years)
0–4	67	1,967	3.4 (2.7–4.3)
5–14	70	1,967	3.6 (2.8–4.5)
15–44	1,353	1,967	68.8 (66.7–70.8)
45–64	366	1,967	18.6 (16.9–20.4)
65+	111	1,967	5.6 (4.7–6.8)
Missing	4	1,971	0.2
Median (IQR)	34 (28–44)
Type of health facility
Rural health clinic	922	1,965	46.9 (44.7–49.1)
Mission/rural hospital	341	1,965	17.4 (15.7–19.1)
Polyclinic	266	1,965	13.5 (12.1–15.1)
District/provincial hospital	436	1,965	22.2 (20.4–24.1)
Missing	6	1,971	0.3
Recorded history of travel outside Zimbabwe prior to TB treatment
Yes	63	1,971	3.2 (2.5–4.1)
No	1,908	1,971	96.8 (95.9–97.5)

IQR = interquartile range; TB = tuberculosis.