Table 3 Predictors of TB-HIV co-infection among study participants at University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2011
Variables | Pulmonary tuberculosis | OR (95%CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (TB-HIV) | No (HIV alone) | Crude | Adjusted | ||
Age | |||||
18-29 | 10 (7.8%) | 118 (92.2%) | 1 | ||
30-39 | 9 (5.4%) | 158 (94.6%) | 0.67 (0.265-1.706) | ||
40-49 | 9 (11.5%) | 69 (88.5%) | 1.54 (0.596-3.973) | ||
50 and above | 2 (7.4%) | 25 (92.6%) | 0.94 (0.195-4.575) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 9 (7.4%) | 113 (92.6%) | 1 | ||
Female | 21 (7.6%) | 257 (92.4%) | 1.03 (0.456-2.310) | ||
Residence | |||||
Urban | 28 (8.4%) | 307 (91.6%) | 1 | ||
Rural | 2 (3.1%) | 63 (69.9%) | 0.35 (0.081-1.499) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 8 (10.7%) | 67 (89.3%) | 1.16 (0.329-4.119) | ||
Married | 10 (5%) | 190 (95%) | 0.51 (0.153-1.720) | ||
Divorced | 8 (9.8%) | 74 (90.2%) | 1.05 (0.299-3.721) | ||
Widowed | 4 (9.3%) | 39 (90.7%) | 1 | ||
Educational status | |||||
Illiterate | 10 (6.6% | 141 (93.4%) | 1.38 (0.291-6.575) | ||
Elementary school | 12 (12.5%) | 84 (87.5%) | 2.79 (0.595-13.05) | ||
High school | 6 (5.4%) | 106 (94.6%) | 1.10 (0.214-5.701) | ||
Certificate and above | 2 (4.9%) | 39 (95.1%) | 1 | ||
Occupational status | |||||
Government employed | 4 (6.9%) | 54 (93.1%) | 0.44 (0.073-2.713) | ||
Merchants | 6 (14.3%) | 36 (85.7%) | 1.00 (0.178-5.632) | ||
Housewife & daily laborer | 16 (5.7%) | 263 (94.3%) | 0.36 (0.075-1.772) | ||
Students | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (71.4%) | 2.40 (0.261-22.10) | ||
Commercial sex workers | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7%) | 1 | ||
WHO clinical stage (n = 72) | |||||
Stage III | 21(34.4%) | 40 (65.6%) | 1 | ||
Stage IV | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (18.2%) | 8.57 (1.695-43.341)* | ||
CD4+ Lymphocyte count | 0.042 | ||||
<200Cells/mm3 | 16 (11.3%) | 126 (88.7%) | 2.31 (0.872-6.102) | 2.89 (1.002-8.368)* | |
200-349Cells/mm3 | 8 (5.6%) | 135 (94.4%) | 1.08 (0.363-3.196) | 1.19 (0.378-3.726) | |
≥350 Cells/mm3 | 6 (5.2%) | 109 (94.8%) | 1 | 1 | |