Table 5

Factors associated with default versus successful (cure or completed) outcome among childhood TB cases in Thailand, October 2004 to September 2006

Characteristic
No. defaulted/total (%)
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% OI)

Age (in years)



     < 5
16/67 (24)
2.0 (0.9–4.5)
2.0 (0.9–4.5)
     5–14
23/172 (13)
Referent
Referent
Gender



     Male
23/122 (19)
1.5 (0.7–3.3)
-
     Female
16/117 (14)
Referent

Nationality



     Non-Thai
13/27 (48)
6.3 (2.3–16.8)
5.8 (2.3–14.8)
     Thai
26/212 (12)
Referent
Referent
Site



     National infectious diseases hospital
1/5 (20)
0.6 (0.0–9.2)
0.6 (0.0–8.7)
     Chiang Rai
25/123 (20)
0.5 (0.1–1.5)
0.5 (0.2–1.6)
     Phuket
1/25 (4)
0.1 (0.0–1.0)
0.1 (0.0–1.1)
     Ubon-ratchathani
5/58 (9)
0.3 (0.1–1.3)
0.3 (0.1–1.4)
     Bangkok
7/28 (25)
Referent
Referent
Diagnosis



     Pulmonary, smear-positive
7/46 (15)
0.5 (0.2–1.6)
-
     Pulmonary, smear-negative
14/87 (16)
Referent

     Pulmonary, smear-unknown
5/37 (13)
1.9 (0.3–11.2)

     Extra-pulmonary TB
13/69 (19)
1.0 (0.4–2.7)

Registration status



     New
32/184 (17)
2.1 (0.5–8.6)
-
     Previously treated
7/55 (13)
Referent

HIV status



     Positive
9/58 (15)
0.8 (0.3–2.1)
0.8 (0.3–2.1)
     Negative
19/87 (22)
Referent
Referent
     Unknown
11/94 (12)
0.3 (0.1–0.8)
0.4 (0.1–1.0)

Lolekha et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:94   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-94