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Table 2 Risk factors associated with OI among PLHIV in Tercha Hospital in 2017

From: Spectrum of opportunistic infections and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in the era of highly active anti-retroviral treatment in Dawro Zone hospital: a retrospective study

Variable

OI

COR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age

 ≤ 40

307 (75.8%)

98 (24.2%)

1

 

1

 > 40

251 (%)

88 (%)

1.74 (0.82–2.57)

0.28

2.31 (1.36–3.77)

Sex

 Male

273 (74%)

28 (26%)

1

 

1

 Female

385 (86.9%)

58 (23.1%)

1.8 (0.69–4.28)

0.211

1.73 (.53–5.24)

Residence

 Urban

476 (93.95)

31 (6.1%)

1.42 (0.83–3.15)

0.096

2.15 (1.34–3.86)

 Rural

182 (76.8%)

55 (33.2%)

1

 

1

Occupation

 Employed

131 (83.4%)

26 (16.6%)

1.39 (0.56–2.44)

0.26

2.35 (1.26–4.88)

 Non-employed

527 (89.8%)

60 (10.2%)

1

 

1

Educational status

 No education

153 (95%)

8 (5%)

1

 

1

 Primary

321 (89.9%)

36 (10.1%)

4. 5 (2.46–7.18)

0.48

0.46 (.014–7.68)

 Secondary

157 (90.8%)

16 (9.2% %)

3.7 (1.13–8.2)

0.71

0.35 (.002–12.09)

 Tertiary

27 (52.9%)

24 (47.1% %)

0.9 (0.17–3.1)

0.47

7.8 (.041–10.8)

Alcohol

 Yes

30 (58.8%)

21 (41.2%)

1

 

1

 No

628 (90.3%)

65 (9.7%)

2.19 (.65–7.41)

0.24

0.61 (.087–3.78)

Cigarette smoking

 Yes

7 (63.6%)

4 (36.4%)

1.78 (1.07–2.96)

0.026

1.85 (1.06–3.24)

 No

651 (88.8%)

82 (11.2%)

1

 

1

Kchat use

 Yes

4 (50%)

4 (50%)

1

 

1

 No

654 (89%)

82 (11%)

4.13 (1.53–9.17)

0.54

1.76 (0.098–11.12)

WHO stage

 I

565 (94.6%)

32 (5.4%)

1

 

1

 II–IV

93 (63.7%)

53 (36.3%)

2.56 (1.52–5.09)

0.003

3.22 (1.76–5.66)

CD4

 < 200

352 (92.9%)

29 (7.1%)

1

 

1

 ≥ 200

306 (84.3%)

57 (15.7%)

1.97 (1.06–3.64)

0.021

2.53 (1.19–5.37)

HGB

 < 10

165 (90.7%)

17 (9.3%)

1

 

1

 ≥ 10

493 (87.7%)

69 (12.3%)

2.01 (1.18–3.42)

0.01

2.49 (1.34–4.62)

Condom use

 Yes

103 (67.8%)

49 (32.2%)

1

 

1

 No

545 (92.1%)

47 (7.9%)

1.72 (0.91–3.25)

0.096

2.12 (1.06–4.22)

Weight (kg)

 < 60

279 (75.2%)

92 (24.8%)

1

 

1

 ≥ 60

331 (88.7%)

42 (11.3%)

2.03 (0.95–4.33)

0.066

2.49 (1.02–6.12)

ART adherence

 Good

572 (94.4%)

34 (5.6%)

2.78 (1.52–5.09)

0.001

3.02 (1.57–5.77)

 Poor

86 (62.3%)

52 (37.7%)

1

 

1

  1. Bold italic values indicate significance of p value (p<0.05)
  2. TB tuberculosis, KS Kaposi’s sarcoma, PCP Pneumocystis Carinii pneumonia, SCAP severe community acquired pneumonia, VZV Varicella zoster virus, HSV Herpes simplex virus