Impacts of hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection with tuberculosis, a prospective cohort study

Table 5 The effect of hepatitis C viral infection on tuberculosis (n = 3537)

		Hepatitis C positive		Hepatitis C negative		X²	p-value
		Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	X²	p-value
Treatment outcome	Good	348	56.9	2708	92.6	550	< 0.01
Treatment outcome	Bad	264	43.1	217	7.4	550	< 0.01
Retreatment category	Yes	198	32.4	303	10.4	201	< 0.01
Retreatment category	No	414	67.6	2655	89.6
Severity of tuberculosis	Severe	355	58	688	23.5	290	< 0.01
Severity of tuberculosis	Not severe	257	42	2237	76.5	290	< 0.01

The impacts of hepatitis C viral infection on tuberculosis were presented. The effects of hepatitis C viral infection on tuberculosis treatment outcome (Good, Bad), re-treatment category (Yes, No), and severity of tuberculosis (Severe, not severe) were presented using the X² with its associated P-values

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