Table 3 Multiple cox regression predictors of mortality among Tb/HIV patients at JUTH, Southwest Ethiopia, 2013
From: Predictors of mortality in a cohort of tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients in Southwest Ethiopia
Variable | Tb/HIV Co-infection Status (n = 272) | Crude Hazard Ratio (95%CI) | Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive, n (%) | Died, n (%) | |||
Age in years | ||||
15–24 | 32 (14.7) 114 | 6 (10.9) | 1 | 1 |
25–34 | (52.5) 48 | 26 (47.3) 21 | 1.1 (0.5–2.8) | 1.4 (0.6–3.8) |
35–44 | (22.1) | (38.2) | 2.2 (0.9–5.4)* | 2.9 (1.08–7.6)* |
> =45 | 23 (10.7) | 2 (3.6) | 0.6 (0.1–2.7) | 0.3 (0.05–1.6) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 91 (41.9) | 23 (41.8) | 1 | 1 |
Female | 126 (58.1) | 32 (58.2) | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | 1.7 (0.8–3.5) |
Educational status | ||||
Illiterate | 61 (28.1) | 20 (36.4) | 1 | 1 |
Read and write | 39 (18) | 12 (21.8) | 0.7 (0.3–1.3) | 0.9 (0.3–2.4) |
Formal education | 117 (53.9) | 23 (41.8) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7)* | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) |
Occupation | ||||
Gov’t employed | 40 (18.4) | 8 (14.5) | 1 | 1 |
NGO | 37 (17.1) | 9 (16.4) | 1.1 (0.4–2.9) | 0.9 (0.4–2.6) |
Farmer | 69 (31.8) | 11 (20) | 1.06 (0.4–2.6) | 0.7 (0.3–1.9) |
Daily labour | 64 (29.5) | 22 (40) | 2.4 (1.04–5.3)* | 2.1 (0.9–4.9) |
CSW | 7 (3.2) | 5 (9.1) | 6.7 (2.2–20.9)* | 9.1 (2.7–30.7)* |
Disclosure | ||||
Yes | 139 (64.1) | 37 (67.3) | 1 | 1 |
No | 78 (35.9) | 18 (32.7) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.7 (0.3–1.8) |
Function | ||||
Work | 112 (51.6) | 26 (47.3) | 1 | 1 |
Ambulatory | 79 (36.4) | 16 (29.1) | 0.6 (0.3–1.09) | 1.05 (0.5–2.1) |
Bed ridden | 26 (12) | 13 (23.6) | 0.5 (0.2–1.05) | 3.2 (1.2–8.7)* |
WHO stage | ||||
1 | 11 (5.1) | 7 (12.7) | 1 | 1 |
2 | 55 (25.3) | 12 (21.8) | 0.3 (0.1–0.9)* | 0.2 (0.06–0.5)* |
3 | 101 (46.5) | 23 (41.8) | 0.4 (0.2–1.02) | 0.3 (0.1–0.8)* |
4 | 50 (23.1) | 13 (23.7) | 0.4 (0.2–1.09) | 0.2 (0.04–0.5)* |
Tb type | ||||
Pulmonary | 172 (79.3) | 41 (74.5) | 1 | 1 |
Extra-pulmonary | 11 (5.1) | 3 (5.5) | 0.6(0.3–1.07) | 2.6(0.5–12.2) |
Mixed | 34 (15.6) | 11 (20) | 1(0.3–3.6) | 0.9(0.3–2.7) |
Risky behaviour | ||||
Yes | 153 (70.5) | 38 (69.1) | 1 | 1 |
No | 64 (29.5) | 17 (30.9) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 0.8 (0.4–1.9) |
Partner HIV status | ||||
Positive | 150 (69.1) | 39 (70.9) | 1 | 1 |
Negative/Unknown | 67 (30.9) | 16 (29.1) | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) | 0.5 (0.2–1.5) |