Table 2 Descriptive analysis of OTP admissions and treatment outcomes under the standard protocol by admission type

# of sites

58

26

47

25

# of records

N = 10,006

n = 156

n = 7263

n = 2587

Age at enrollment (months)

n = 9936

n = 155

n = 7200

n = 2581

 Median (range)

15 (1.0–59.0)

14 (6.0–48.0)

13 (1.0–59.0)

23 (6.0–58.0)

 < 0.001

 Mean (CI)

18.1 (17.9–18.3)

18.4 (16.7–20.1)

16.2 (16.0–16.4)

23.4 (22.9–23.9)

 6–12 months

42.5% (41.6–43.5%)

36.8% (29.1–44.5%)

46.3% (45.1–47.4%)

32.4% (30.6–34.2%)

 < 0.001

 13–24 months

35.8% (34.9–36.7%)

43.9% (36.0–51.8%)

39.2% (38.1–40.3%)

25.8% (24.1–27.5%)

 25–36 months

16.2% (15.5–16.9%)

12.3% (7.0–17.5%)

11.7% (10.9–12.4%)

29.1% (27.3–30.8%)

 37–48 months

4.5% (4.1–4.9%)

7.1% (3.0–11.2%)

2.3% (2.0–2.7%)

10.2% (9.1–11.4%)

 49–59 months

1.0% (0.8–1.2%)

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

0.5% (0.3–0.7%)

2.5% (1.9–3.1%)

Sex

n = 10,003

n = 156

n = 7261

n = 2586

 Female

54.9% (53.9–55.8%)

42.3% (34.5–50.1%)

56.9% (55.8–58.1%)

49.8% (47.9–51.7%)

 < 0.001

 Male

45.1% (44.2–46.1%)

57.7% (49.9–65.5%)

43.1% (41.9–44.2%)

50.2% (48.3–52.1%)

MUAC at enrollment (mm)

n = 9961

n = 111

n = 7263

n = 2587

 Median (range)

112 (70.0–125.0)

117 (115.0–125.0)

112 (70.0–114.0)

112 (86.0–114.0)

 < 0.001

 Mean (CI)

111.0 (110.9–111.0)

117.7 (117.2–118.3)

110.8 (110.7–110.9)

111.2 (111.1–111.3)

Change in MUAC from enrollment to discharge (mm)

n = 9954

n = 111

n = 7256

n = 2587

 Median (range)

6 (− 43.0–46.0)

1 (− 21.0–11.0)

6 (− 43.0–46.0)

6 (− 17.0–30.0)

 < 0.001

 Mean (CI)

6.4 (6.3–6.4)

0.2 (− 0.8–1.1)

6.4 (6.3–6.5)

6.6 (6.4–6.7)

Length of stay

n = 7332

n = 153

n = 4626

n = 2553

 Median (IQR)

53 (36.0–70.0)

42 (0.0–114.0)

50 (0.0–120.0)

56 (0.0–120.0)

 < 0.001

 Mean (CI)

55.3 (54.8–55.9)

41.1 (37.3–44.8)

56.1 (55.3–56.9)

54.8 (54.1–55.5)

Exit type

n = 10,006

n = 156

n = 7263

n = 2587

 Cured

88.0% (87.4–88.7%)

56.4% (48.5–64.3%)

88.8% (88.1–89.5%)

87.8% (86.5–89.0%)

 < 0.001

 Default

2.5% (2.2–2.8%)

2.6% (0.1–5.1%)

2.1% (1.8–2.5%)

3.5% (2.8–4.2%)

 Death

0.0% (0.0–0.1%)

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

0.1% (0.0–0.1%)

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

 Non-response

2.5% (2.2–2.8%)

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

2.9% (2.5–3.3%)

1.6% (1.1–2.1%)

 Not recovered/unknown

4.4% (4.0–4.8%)

35.3% (27.7–42.8%)

2.8% (2.5–3.2%)

7.0% (6.0–8.0%)

 Transfer

2.5% (2.2–2.8%)

5.8% (2.1–9.5%)

3.3% (2.9–3.7%)

0.2% (0.0–0.3%)