| Variables |
Category |
TB Status |
|
| aNO(N=520) |
YES(N=130) |
bP |
| Age in year, Mean ± cStd. Error of mean |
33.6±0.4 |
33.4±0.8 |
.85 |
| Gender |
Male, N (%) |
165(31.7) |
56(43.1) |
.02 |
| Female, N (%) |
355(68.3) |
74(56.9) |
| Residence |
Rural, N (%) |
125(24) |
35(26.9) |
.57 |
| Urban, N (%) |
395(76) |
95(73.1) |
| Marital status |
Never married N (%) |
102(19.6) |
26(20) |
.16 |
| Ever married, N (%) |
418(80.4) |
56(43.1) |
| Educational level |
Illiterate/ Primary, N(%) |
285(54.8) |
76(58.5) |
.17 |
| Secondary, N (%) |
175(33.7) |
39(30) |
| Tertiary, N (%) |
60(11.5) |
15(11.5) |
| dWHO stage |
Stage I-III, N (%) |
491(94.4) |
85(65.4) |
<.001 |
| Stage IV, N (%) |
29(5.6) |
45(34.6) |
| eART regimens |
fTDF based |
196 (37.7%) |
53(40.8%) |
<.001 |
| Non TDF based |
324 (62.3%) |
77(59.2%) |
| Functional status |
Working, N (%) |
378(72.7) |
51(38.7) |
<.001 |
| Ambulatory, N (%) |
127(24.4) |
66(50.8) |
| Bed ridden, N (%) |
15(2.9) |
13(10) |
| Weight in kg, Mean ± Std. error of mean |
52.0±0.4 |
49.1±0.8 |
.003 |
| CD4 in cells/mm3, Mean ±Std. error of mean |
153.8±3.8 |
128.7±9.7 |
.006 |
| gBMI in kg/m2 , Mean ±Std. error of mean |
19.4±0.1 |
18.2±0.3 |
<.001 |
|
Table 1: Characteristics of Study Participants at the Time of ART Initiation,
December – August 2012, JUSH, Ethiopia.
aTB absent when therapy is initiated, bp-value obtained from chi-square or student
t-test analysis, cstandard error of mean, dWorld Health Organization, antiretroviral
therapy, f tenofovir, gbody mass index, N is a denominator |
