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. 2013 Feb 25;10:7. doi: 10.1186/1742-6405-10-7

Table 4.

Associations of selected environmental and clinical findings of adult HIV patients with prevalence of intestinal parasite by ART status using binary and multiple logistic regression in Dessie Hospital ART clinic, Feb-March.2012 (N = 272)

Intestinal parasite prevalence
VARIABLES
Pre-ART
On--ART
Total
 
 
n = 136
n = 136
N = 272
 
 
 
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
Positive
negative
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
  n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)    
Presence of toilet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
49(37.7)
81(62.3)
19(15)
110(85)
68(26)
191(74)
1*
1*
No
4(66.7)
2(33.7)
5(71.4)
2(28.6)
9(69.2)
4(30.8)
6.3(1.9,21.2)**
7.6(1.3,44.2)**
Source of water
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tape water
45(35.2)
83(64.8)
18(14)
109(86)
63(25)
192(75)
1*
1*
River/unprotected
8(100)
0(0)
6(66.7)
3(33.3)
14(82.4)
3(17.6)
14.2(3.9651.1)**
6.03(1.2, 31.9)**
Waste disposal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indiscriminate
26(74.3)
9(25.7)
18(46.2)
21(53.8)
44(59.5)
30(40.5)1
7.3(4.0-13.3)**
 
Collected
27(26.7)
74(73.3)
6(6.2)
91(93.8)
33(17)
65(83)
1*
 
Presence of animal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
10(45.5)
12(54.5)
7(35)
13(65)
17(40.5)
25(59.5)
1.93(.97-3.81)
 
No
43(37.7)
71(62.2)
17(14.5)
99(85.3)
60(26)
170(74)
1*
 
Contact with animal feaces
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
5(50)
5(50)
4(66.7)
2(33.3)
9(56.2)
7(43.8)
3.56(1.3-9.9)**
 
No
48(38.1)
78(61.9)
20(15)
110(85)
68(27)
188(73)
1*
 
Living condition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poor
26(78.8)
7(21.2)
18(47.4)
20(52.6)
44(62)
27(38)
8.3(4.5,15.2)**
13.3(5.14,34.4)**
Good
27(26.2)
76(73.8)
6(6.1)
92(93.9)
33(16)
168(84)
1*
1*
CD4 categorized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<200cell/mm3
18(62.1)
11(37.9)
9(52.9)
8(47.1)
27(58.7)
19(41.3)
4.15(1.98-8.72)**
 
200-500cell/mm3
18(32.1)
38(67.9)
7(9.7)
65(90.3)
25(20)
103(80)
.71(.38-1.33)
 
>500cell/mm3
17(33.3)
34(66.7)
8(17)
39(83)
25(25.5)
73(74.5)
1*
 
WHO stage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stage I
24(30)
56(70)
5(6.7)
70(93.3)
29(19)
126(81)
1*
1*
Stage II
13(41.9)
18(58.1)
3(7.7)
36(92.3)
16(22.9)
54(77.1)
1.29(.67-2.56)
1.31(.56, 3.06)
Stage III
15(62.5)
9(37.5)
14(70)
6(30)
29(65.9)
15(34.1)
8.4(3.99-17.65)**
6.1(2.49,14.74)**
Stage IV
1(100)
0(0)
2(100)
0(0)
3(100)
0(0)
Nd
Nd
ART status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-ART
53(39)
83(61)
53(39)
83(61)
77(28)
195(72)
2.98(1.7,5.2)**
7.55(3.24,17.6)**
On-ART 24(17.6) 112(82.4) 24(17.6) 112(82.4)     1*  

*Reference category, ** significant association.