Factores de riesgo para el abandono del tratamiento de tuberculosis pulmonar sensible en un establecimiento de salud de atención primaria, Lima, Perú / Risk factors for drug-sensitive tuberculosis therapy failure in a primary care health center in Lima, Peru
Se incluyó 34 controles y 102 casos. En el análisis multivariado se encontró que quienes cursaron menos de seis años de educación (OR 22,2; IC95% 1,9-256,1) así como quienes tenían un puntaje > a 22 puntos en la prueba de riesgo de abandono (OR= 21,4; IC95% 6,3-72,4) tenían mayor probabilidad de abandonar el tratamiento antituberculoso.
Conclusión:
El abandono del tratamiento antituberculoso está asociado con tener menos de seis años de educación y un score mayor a 22 puntos en la prueba de abandono de tratamiento antituberculoso...
Objective:
To identify associated factors with failure of antituberculous therapy in a primary health center in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. Material and
Thirty-four cases and 102 controls were included. In the multivariate analysis, factors associated to a greater likelihood for a failure in antituberculous therapy were to have less than six years of education (OR 22,2; 95% IC 1,9-256,1) and to obtain a score greater or equal than 22 points in the test for risk of failure (OR= 21,4; 95% IC 6,3-72,4).
Conclusions:
Failure of antituberculous therapy was associated with having less than six years of educationand a score greater than or equal to 22 points in the test for risk of failure...