Table 2 Demographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of Tb/HIV co-infected patients by time to presentation for HIV care at JUTH, Southwest Ethiopia, 2013
Variable | Category | Time to present for HIV care | COR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Early, n (%) | Late, n (%) | |||
Agea | < 25 years | 15 (13.8) | 23 (14.1) | 1 |
25–34 years | 64 (58.7) | 76 (46.6) | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | |
35–44 years | 23 (21.1) | 46 (28.2) | 1.3 (0.6–2.9) | |
≥ 45 years | 7 (6.4) | 18 (11.1) | 1.7 (0.6–4.9) | |
Sex | Male | 42 (38.5) | 72 (44.2) | 1 |
Female | 67 (61.5) | 91 (55.8) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | |
Marital status | Single | 24 (22) | 34 (20.9) | 1 |
Married | 65 (59.6) | 100 (61.3) | 1.1 (0.6–2.0) | |
Divorced | 13 (11.9) | 23 (14.1) | 1.3 (0.5–2.9) | |
Widowed | 7 (6.4) | 6 (3.7) | 0.6 (0.2–2.0) | |
Education | Illiterate | 32 (29.4) | 49 (30.1) | 1 |
Read and Write | 16 (14.7) | 35 (21.5) | 1.4 (0.7–3.0) | |
Formal Education | 61 (56) | 79 (48.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | |
Occupationa | Government Employee | 21 (19.3) | 27 (16.6) | 1 |
NGO | 14 (12.8) | 32 (19.6) | 1.8 (0.8–4.2) | |
Farmer | 27 (24.8) | 53 (32.5) | 1.5 (0.8–3.2) | |
Daily Labor | 42 (38.5) | 44 (27) | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | |
FSW | 5 (4.6) | 7 (4.3) | 1.1 (0.3–3.9) | |
Residencea | Urban | 80 (73.4) | 109 (66.9) | 1 |
Rural | 29 (26.6) | 54 (33.1) | 1.4 (0.8–2.3) | |
Number of roomsa | 1 | 44 (40.4) | 77 (47.2) | 1 |
2 | 55 (50.5) | 55 (33.7) | 0.6 (0.3–0.9) | |
3 | 8 (7.3) | 23 (14.1) | 1.6 (0.7–3.9) | |
4 | 2 (1.8) | 8 (4.9) | 2.3 (0.5–11.2) | |
Watera,b | Yes | 77 (70.6) | 130 (79.8) | 1 |
No | 32 (29.4) | 33 (20.2) | 0.6 (0.4–1.1) | |
Electricity | Yes | 79 (72.5) | 128 (78.5) | 1 |
No | 30 (27.5) | 35 (21.5) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | |
Disclosure | Yes | 67 (61.5) | 109 (66.9) | 1 |
No | 42 (38.5) | 54 (33.1) | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | |
Partner’s HIV Status | Positive | 72 (66.1) | 117 (71.8) | 1 |
Negative/Unknown | 37 (33.9) | 46 (28.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | |
Risky Behavior | Yes | 78 (71.6) | 113 (69.3) | 1 |
No | 31 (28.4) | 50 (30.7) | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | |
Condom Use | Yes | 14 (12.8) | 33 (20.2) | 1 |
No | 95 (87.2) | 130 (79.8) | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) | |
Tobacco usea | Yes | 40 (36.7) | 86 (52.8) | 1 |
No | 69 (63.3) | 77 (47.2) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | |
Drinking alcohol | Yes | 29 (26.6) | 47 (28.8) | 1 |
No | (80 73.4) | 116 (71.2) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | |
Functional statusa | Work | 68 (62.4) | 70 (42.9) | 1 |
Ambulatory | 37 (33.9) | 58 (35.6) | 1.5 (0.9–2.6) | |
Bedridden | 4 (3.7) | 35 (21.5) | 8.5 (2.9–25.2) | |
Tb Type | Pulmonary | 90 (82.6) | 123 (75.5) | 1 |
Extra Pulmonary | 5 (4.6) | 9 (5.5) | 1.3 (0.4–4.1) | |
Mixed | 14 (12.8) | 31 (19) | 1.6 (0.8–3.2) | |
Mode of Tb treatment Entry | New | 91 (83.5) | 141 (86.5) | 1 |
Relapse | 11 (10.1) | 16 (9.8) | 0.9 (0.4–2.1) | |
Dropout | 7 (6.4) | 6 (3.7) | 0.6 (0.2–1.7) | |