Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among TB-HIV Co-Infected Patients at Public Hospitals of Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia. A five-year retrospective study

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of TB/HIV co-infected patients at Public Hospitals of Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Frequency	Percent
TB clinic
Jugal hospital	180	51.6
Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital	169	48.4
Category of patient
New	310	88.8
Retreatment	39	11.2
Types of TB
Smear positive PTB (SPP TB)	111	31.8
Extra-pulmonary TB (EP TB)	119	34.1
Smear negative PTB (SNP TB)	119	34.1
Functional status ^a
Working	234	67.0
Ambulatory	106	30.4
Bedridden	9	2.6
WHO staging
stage 1	79	22.6
stage 2	102	29.2
stage 3	128	36.7
stage 4	40	11.5
History of opportunistic infection^c
No	159	45.6
Yes	190	54.4
Types of Opportunistic infections (n = 190)
Pneumonia	71	37.4
Candidiasis	49	25.8
Sexually transmitted infections,	21	11.1
Intestinal parasites,	19	10.0
Urinary tract infections	17	8.9
Others	13	6.8
CPT initiated
Yes	296	84.8
No	53	15.2
Baseline CD4 count
< 200 cells/μL	102	29.2
201–499 cells/μL	172	49.3
> 500 cells/μL	75	21.5
Duration on ART
Less than 5 years	226	64.8
More than 5 Years	123	35.2
Positive smear result (n = 230)
After 2 month	26	11.3
After 5 month	13	5.7
After 7 month	13	5.7

^a Working: “able to perform usual work in or out of the house, harvest, go to school or, for children, normal activities or playing”, Ambulatory: “able to perform activities of daily living but not able to work or play” and Bedridden: “not able to perform activities of daily living” (22)
^b including co-infection

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