| Characteristics |
Total |
PTB-HIV co-infection |
HIV mono-infection |
P value* |
| N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
|
Age (yrs)
<29
29-34
35-41
>41
Median (IQR) |
56 (25.7)
55 (25.2)
56 (25.7)
51 (23.4)
34 (28-41) |
5 (23.8)
6 (28.6)
5 (23.8)
5 (23.8)
34 (28-41) |
51 (25.9)
49 (24.9)
51 (25.9)
46 (23.3)
34 (29-41) |
0.98
0.96** |
| Sex |
|
|
|
0.10 |
| Male |
87 (39.9) |
12 (51.7) |
75 (38.1) |
|
| Female |
131 (60.1) |
9 (42.9) |
122 (61.9) |
|
Residence
Plateau
Others |
141 (64.7)
77 (35.3) |
16 (76.2)
5 (23.8) |
125 (63.5)
72 (36.6) |
0.34 |
Education level
None
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary |
21 (9.6)
49 (22.5)
79 (36.2)
69 (31.7) |
0 (0.0)
6 (28.6)
6 (28.6)
9 (42.8) |
21 (10.7)
43 (21.8)
73 (37.1)
60 (30.4) |
0.27 |
Occupation
Student
Unemployed
Employed |
19 (8.6)
30 (15.2)
150 (76.1) |
2 (9.5)
1 (4.8)
18 (85.7) |
17(18.6)
30 (15.2)
150 (76.1) |
0.51 |
Marital status
Married
Widowed
Divorced/ Separated
Single |
143 (65.6)
16 (7.3)
15 (6.9)
44 (20.2) |
14 (66.7)
2 (9.5)
0 (0.0)
5 (23.8) |
129 (65.5)
14 (7.1)
15 (7.6)
39 (19.8) |
0.66 |
Spouse HIV status
Positive
Negative |
103 (47.2)
115 (52.8) |
13 (61.9)
8 (38.1) |
90 (45.7)
107 (54.3) |
0.17 |
Spouse on ARV drugs
On ARV
Not on ARV |
22 (10.1)
196 (89.9) |
0 (0.0)
21 (100.0) |
22 (11.2)
175 (88.8) |
0.14 |
Mode of HIV transmission
Heterosexual
Blood transfusion |
213 (97.7)
5 (2.3) |
20 (95.2)
1 (4.8) |
193 (98.0)
4 (2.0) |
0.40 |
WHO clinical stage
1
2
3
4 |
39 (19.6)
48 (24.1)
67 (33.7)
45 (22.6) |
0 (0.0)
2 (9.5)
6 (28.6)
13 (61.9) |
39 (21.9)
46 (25.8)
61 (34.3)
32 (18.0) |
<0.001 |
HBV status
Positive
Negative |
14 (6.4)
204 (93.6) |
4 (19.1)
17 (80.9) |
10 (5.1)
187 (94.9) |
0.03 |
Oropharyngeal candidiasis
Present
Absent |
45 (20.6)
173 (79.4) |
11 (52.4)
10 (47.6) |
34 (17.3)
163 (82.7) |
0.001 |
Chronic diarrhoea
Present
Absent |
35 (16.1)
183 (83.9) |
9 (42.9)
12 (57.1) |
26 (13.2)
171 (86.8) |
0.002 |
Kaposi sarcoma
Present
Absent |
8 (3.7)
210 (96.3) |
1 (4.8)
20 (95.2) |
7 (3.5)
190 (95.5) |
0.56 |
HIV RNA Log viral load (copies /ml)
<4.0
4.0-4.9
> 5.0
Median (IQR) |
31 (14.2)
122 (56.0)
65 (29.8)
4.6(4.2-5.0) |
2 (9.5)
8 (38.1)
11 (52.4)
5.0 (4.4-6.0) |
29 (14.7)
114 (57.9)
54 (27.4)
4.6 (4.2-5.0) |
0.08
0.03 |
CD4 count (per mm3)
≤ 50
51-100
101-200
>200
Median (IQR) |
30 (13.8)
29 (13.3)
60 (27.5)
99 (45.4)
185 (92 – 280) |
10 (47.6)
6 (28.6)
5 (23.8)
0 (0.0)
53 (31-93) |
20 (10.2)
23 (11.7)
55 (27.9)
99 (50.2)
201 (115-291) |
<0.001 |
*Fisher’s exact test for the association between categorical variables and PTB-HIV
co-infection [20]
**Wilcoxon rank sum test for comparison of median values