Categories | Independent variables | Classes |
---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristicsa | Gender | Female |
Male | ||
Age | Continuous | |
Ethnicity | White/oriental | |
Afrodescendant | ||
Educational level | 8 years of schooling or more | |
7 years of schooling or less | ||
Marital status | Married/common-law marriage | |
Single/widowed/separated or divorced | ||
Comorbiditiesb | Type of entry | New case |
Re-entry or retreatment | ||
Institutionalized | No | |
Yes | ||
Examination: X-ray | Normal | |
Yes, suspicious results | ||
Clinical category | Pulmonary | |
Extrapulmonary | ||
Aggravation—use of alcohol | No | |
Yes | ||
Aggravation—diabetes mellitus (DM) | No | |
Yes | ||
Information of the diagnosis and treatmentb | Examination: bacilloscopy | Negative |
Positive | ||
Culture | Negative | |
Positive | ||
Medication used: rifampicin | Yes | |
No | ||
Medication used: isoniazid | Yes | |
No | ||
Medication used: pyrazinamide | Yes | |
No | ||
Medication used: ethambutol | Yes | |
No | ||
Medication used: streptomycin | Yes | |
No | ||
Medication used: other drugs (second-line TB drugs) | Yes | |
No | ||
Supervised treatment—DOTS | Yes | |
No |