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Table 6 Predictors of psychological QoL among TB/HIV co-infected and HIV-infected patients without TB

From: Change in quality of life: a follow up study among patients with HIV infection with and without TB in Ethiopia

 

TB/HIV co-infected

HIV-infected patients without TB

Variables

β (SE)

P-value

β (SE)

P-value

Sex

    

Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

Female

−0.69 (0.3)

0.03

−0.22 (0.2)

0.1

Mean CD4 count

    

<50

1.00

 

1.00

 

50-100

1.15 (0.6)

0.06

−0.16 (0.3)

0.6

101-200

0.70 (0.6)

0.2

−0.12 (0.2)

0.6

>200

0.53 (0.6)

0.3

−0.01 (0.2)

0.969

WHO staging

    

I

  

1.00

 

II

  

−0.36 (0.3)

0.2

III

1.00

 

−0.10 (0.3)

0.7

VI

−0.42 (0.4)

0.3

−0.04 (0.3)

0.9

Adherence to ART

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

0.06 (0.8)

0.9

0.40 (0.5)

0.4

Adherence to anti-TB

    

Yes

1.00

 

NA

 

No

0.43 (1.0)

0.7

  

Social support

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

−0.28 (0.4)

0.5

−0.44 (0.2)

0.06

Source of income

    

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

−0.06 (0.4)

0.9

−0.56 (0.2)

0.001

CMD

    

Normal

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate

−0.87 (0.5)

0.08

−0.51 (0.2)

0.010

High

−0.76 (0.4)

0.09

−1.71 (0.2)

0.000

Very high

−2.29 (0.4)

0.000

−2.04 (0.3)

0.000

Employment

    

yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

0.04 (0.5)

0.9

−0.40

0.1