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Table 4 Predictors of opportunistic diseases among adult PLHIV, September 2013 to August 2014

From: Magnitude of opportunistic diseases and their predictors among adult people living with HIV enrolled in care: national level cross sectional study, Ethiopia

Characteristics

COR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Sex (n = 7826)

 Male

0.917 (0.810, 1.038)

0.169

0.86 (0.74, 0.99)

0.047*

 Female

1.00

   

Age group (n = 7826)

 15–24

1.00

   

 25–34

0.81 (0.67, 0.98)

0.029*

0.83 (0.61, 1.03)

0.092

 35–44

0.82 (0.68, 1.00)

0.052

0.89 (0.71, 1.12)

0.304

 45–54

0.82 (0.64, 0.1.04)

0.104

0.80 (0.61, 1.07)

0.134

 > 55

0.97 (0.70, 1.36)

0.879

0.93 (0.63, 1.38)

0.719

Recent CD4 (n = 6187)

 < 200

2.18 (1.81, 2.61)

0.001*

1.80 (1.45, 2.23)

0.001*

 200-349

1.02 (0.85, 1.22)

0.851

0.99 (0.81, 1.21)

0.939

 350–499

0.95 (0.79, 1.14)

0.556

0.94 (0.78, 1.14)

0.529

 ≥500

1.00

   

Care status (n = 7826)

 In pre-ART care

1.72 (1.36, .2.18)

0.001*

1.33 (0.95, 1.85)

0.093

 In ART

1.00

   

Taking any prophylactic medication for opportunistic infection

1.00

   

 Yes

0.84 (0.74, 0.96)

0.008

0.92 (0.77, 1.08)

0.296

 No

Follow-up status (n = 7826)

1.00

   

 On active follow-up

1.11 (0.83, 1.50)

0.480

0.82 (0.56, 1.19)

0.292

 Transferred-out

1.54 (1.22, 1.95)

0.001*

1.29 (0.93, 1.79)

0.125

 Lost to follow-up

5.66 (3.71, 8.64)

0.001*

4.16 (2.26, 7.66)

0.001*

 Died

Recent functional status (n = 7730)

 Working

1.00

   

 Ambulatory or bed-ridden

4.75 (3.68, 6.13)

0.001

3.19 (2.32, 4.39)

0.001*

  1. *Significant at p-value < 0.05