Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis of ART uptake with respect to potential predictors
| Variable | ART# | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | ORa | 95% CIb | P-value | ORc | 95% CI | P-value | |
| All | 614 (50.3) | ||||||
| Health Facility | |||||||
| Faith-based | 206 (45.9) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Public | 408 (52.9) | 1.33 | (1.05 - 1.67) | 0.018 | 1.13 | (0.87 - 1.46) | 0.371 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 281 (49.6) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Female | 333 (51.0) | 1.06 | (0.85 - 1.33) | 0.617 | 1.12 | (0.88 - 1.42) | 0.356 |
| Age Group | |||||||
| 0-14 | 17 (44.7) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 15-29 | 156 (44.7) | 1.00 | (0.51 - 1.96) | 0.997 | 1.26 | (0.63 - 2.53) | 0.513 |
| 30-44 | 322 (52.1) | 1.34 | (0.70 - 2.60) | 0.379 | 1.64 | (0.84 - 3.22) | 0.149 |
| 45-59 | 101 (56.4) | 1.60 | (0.79 - 3.25) | 0.191 | 1.93 | (0.95 - 3.95) | 0.071 |
| ≥ 60 | 18 (50.0) | 1.24 | (0.50 - 3.08) | 0.651 | 1.32 | (0.52 - 3.32) | 0.559 |
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural | 270 (46.6) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Urban | 344 (53.8) | 1.33 | (1.07 - 1.67) | 0.012 | 1.20 | (0.94 - 1.54) | 0.144 |
| Category of Patients | |||||||
| Others* | 75 (57.7) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| New | 539 (49.4) | 0.72 | (0.52 - 1.04) | 0.077 | 0.63 | (0.43 - 0.93) | 0.019d |
| TB Type | |||||||
| EPTB | 107 (56.0) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| SNPTB | 212 (55.6) | 0.98 | (0.69 - 1.40) | 0.931 | 1.02 | (0.72 - 1.46) | 0.899 |
| SPPTB | 295 (45.5) | 0.66 | (0.47 - 0.91) | 0.011 | 0.65 | (0.47 - 0.92) | 0.013 |
a- crude odds ratio
b- 95% confidence interval
c- adjusted odds ratio
d- significant values are highlighted
*Others - Includes treatment failure, treatment default, transferred in from another facility and relapse cases
# Denominator is the total number of HIV-positive patients with ART records available (1220)