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Hence, factors related to these events should be explored and addressed. This study aims to fill the gap in evidence by identifying the determinants of unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes in Eritrea\u2019s Northern Red Sea region.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec002\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective cohort study was conducted in Eritrea\u2019s Northern Red Sea region. Data collected using a data extraction tool was analyzed using Stata version 13. Frequencies, proportions, median and standard deviations were used to describe the data. Furthermore, univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis were performed to determine the risk factors for unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes. Crude odds ratio (COR) and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with their 95% confidence interval (CI) presented and p-value &lt; 0.05 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec003\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 1227 TB patients included in this study, 9.6% had unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, TB cases 55\u201364 years old (AOR: 2.75[CI: 1.21\u20136.32], p = 0.016) and those \u2265 65 years old (AOR: 4.02[CI: 1.72\u20139.45], p = 0.001) had 2.7 and 4 times higher likelihood of unsuccessful TB treatment outcome respectively. In addition, HIV positive TB patients (AOR: 5.13[CI: 1.87\u201314.06], p = 0.002) were 5 times more likely to have unsuccessful TB treatment outcome. TB treatment in Ghindae Regional Referral Hospital (AOR: 5.01[2.61\u20139.61], p &lt; 0.001), Massawa Hospital (AOR: 4.35[2.28\u20138.30], p&lt; 0.001) and Nakfa Hospital (AOR: 2.53[1.15\u20135.53], p = 0.021) was associated with 5, 4 and 2.5 higher odds of unsuccessful TB treatment outcome respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec004\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this setting, old age, HIV co-infection and health facility were the independent predictors of unsuccessful TB treatment outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0273069","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,15]],"date-time":"2022-08-15T17:34:45Z","timestamp":1660584885000},"page":"e0273069","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Determinants of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcome in Northern Red Sea region, Eritrea"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5756-438X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Zenawi Zeramariam","family":"Araia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fitsum","family":"Kibreab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abiel Abraham","family":"Kibrom","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amanuel Hadgu","family":"Mebrahtu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael Goitom","family":"Girmatsion","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yonatan Woldu","family":"Teklehiwet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Araia Berhane","family":"Mesfin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0273069.ref001","volume-title":"Global tuberculosis report. 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