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. 2024 Aug 2;4(8):e0003528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003528

Table 2. Factors associated with active TB occurrence among HIV infected children in Ethiopia.

Variables OR 95%CI I2 Q2 P value of Q P value of estimation
Advanced WHO Clinical stages Ref Ref Ref Ref < 0.001
Stages I&II
Stage III&IV 2.27 [1.18–2.73] 89.5% 0.99 0.001
Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT) Ref Ref Ref < 0.001
Given
Not given 4.26 [3.47–5.28] 43.3% 2.99 0.116
Isoniazid preventive therapy status (IPT) Ref Ref Ref < 0.001
Given
Not Given 2.28 [1.99–3.18] 38.8% 2.07 0.22
Level of Hemoglobin Hgb ≤ 10 gm/dl 3.11 (1.57–4.7 77.6% 3.11 < 0.001
Hgb > 10 gm/dl Ref

Hgb = hemoglobin, IPT = Isoniazid preventive therapy status (IPT), Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT)