Table 3.
HIV seroprevalence among TB suspects at Mulago TB Clinic, Kampala (n = 565)
| Patient group | HIV seropositive n/N (%) |
Univariate analysis OR (95%CI) |
P value | Multivariate analysis AOR* (95%CI) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 238/565 (42) | — | — | ||
| By TB diagnosis status | |||||
| Received TB diagnosis | 147/378 (39) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Received non-TB diagnosis | 87/176 (49) | 1.6 (1.1–2.1) | 0.02 | 1.5 (1.0–2.1) | 0.06 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 120/317 (38) | Referent | Referent | ||
| Female | 117/242 (48) | 1.5 (1.1–2.2) | 0.02 | 1.8 (1.3–2.6) | 0.002 |
| Age, years | |||||
| <25 | 23/126 (18) | Referent | Referent | ||
| ≥25 | 213/430 (50) | 4.4 (2.7–7.2) | <0.001 | 4.7 (2.8–7.7) | <0.001 |
| Education | |||||
| ≥Secondary school | 84/234 (36) | Referent | |||
| ≤Primary school | 152/322 (47) | 1.6 (1.1–2.3) | 0.009 | NS | |
| Monthly income | |||||
| 0–50 000 Ugandan Shillings | 165/377 (44) | Referent | |||
| >50 000 Ugandan Shillings | 68/169 (40) | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 0.5 | NS | |
| 6-month sexual partners | |||||
| ≤1 partner | 205/495 (41) | Referent | |||
| ≥2 partners | 33/67 (49) | 1.4 (0.8–2.3) | 0.2 | NS |
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; TB = tuberculosis; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NS = non-significant.