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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-infected individuals with tuberculosis registered at MPC before and after implementation of the 2011 Malawi national ART/PMTCT guidelines, January 2011 and December 2011

From: Timing of antiretroviral therapy and regimen for HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis: the effect of revised HIV guidelines in Malawi

 

Before (n = 377)

After (n = 308)

P-value

Female (%)

132

35%

106

34%

0.870

Age (years) Median (IQR)

34

(29–40)

34

(29–39)

0.459

  15-34

204

54%

157

51%

0.413

  35+

173

46%

151

49%

 

Type of TB₣

     

  Extrapulmonary

88

25%

65

22%

0.545

  Smear-positive pulmonary

104

29%

83

28%

 

  Smear-positive pulmonary

164

46%

149

50%

 

TB categoryβ

     

  New

341

91%

282

92%

0.646

  Retreatment

33

9%

24

8%

 

HIV test£

     

  Before TB diagnosis

208

60%

167

56%

0.312

  After TB diagnosis

141

40%

133

44%

 

Enrolled in HIV care

     

  Before TB diagnosis

53

14%

59

18%

0.084

  After TB diagnosis

336

86%

262

82%

 

Started ART

     

  By 2 weeks

112

30%

142

46%

<0.001

  By 6 month

257

68%

237

77%

0.013

  Total

262

70%

240

78%

0.013

  1. ₣32 had missing data on TB types, β5 had missing data TB category, £36 had unknown time of HIV test.
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