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Table 2 Treatment outcomes of TB patients attending the DOTS facilities in 21 referral hospitals in Kebbi State (N = 1161)

From: Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among pulmonary TB patients attending public hospitals in Kebbi State, Northern Nigeria: a four-year retrospective study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Cured cases

411

41.7

Treatment completed

492

49.9

Death

24

2.4

Defaulted

43

4.4

Lost-to-follow-up

15

1.5

Treatment failure

82

8.3

Treatment success

903

91.7