Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of “Transfer Out” TB Patients after Crosschecking Registers at Four Hospitals of Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia: 2011-2015
Table 1
Characteristics of transferred-out patients at the selected health units, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2011–2015 (N=143).
Characteristics
Transfer out(N=143 ) Number (%)
Arrivals (N=105) Number (%)
Non arrivals (N=38) Number (%)
Sex
Male
84(58.7)
63(75)
21(25)
Female
59(41.2)
42(71.2)
17(28.8)
Age (years)
≤ 18
26(18.2)
20(76.9)
6(23.1)
19-34
72(50.3)
47(65.3)
25(34.7)
35-54
28(19.6)
26(92.9)
2(7.1)
≥ 55
17(11.9)
12(70.5)
5(29.4)
Total
143
105(73.4)
38(26.6)
Category of TB
New
143(100)
105(73.4)
38(36.2)
Retreatment
-
-
-
Type of TB
PTB/smear positive
22(15.4)
14(63.6)
8(36.4)
PTB/smear negative
47(33)
40(85%)
7(15)
EPTB
74(51.7)
51(68.9)
23(31.1)
HIV Status
Negative
64(44.7)
43(67.2)
21(32.8)
Positive
33(23.1)
24(72.7)
9(27.3)
Unknown
46(32.2)
38(82.6)
8(17.4)
Residency
Rural
73(51)
62(85)
11(15)
Urban
62(43.4)
43(49.4)
19(30.6)
Unknown
8(5.6)
0
8(100)
Transferred to
Hospital
59(41.3)
45(76.3)
14(23.7)
Health center
84(58.7)
60(71.4)
24(28.6)
Year of registration
2011
35(24.4)
19(54.3)
16(45.7)
2012
19(13.3)
11(57.9)
8(42.1)
2013
29(20.3)
24(82.8)
5(17.2)
2014
36(25.2)
31(86)
5(13.9)
2015
24(16.8)
20(83.3)
4(16.7)
Total
143
105(73.4)
38(26.6)
Abbreviations. HIV: human immune deficiency virus, TB: tuberculosis, PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis, and EPTB: extra pulmonary tuberculosis