Table 6.
Predictors of psychological QoL among TB/HIV co-infected and HIV-infected patients without TB
| |
TB/HIV co-infected |
HIV-infected patients without TB |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | β (SE) | P-value | β (SE) | P-value |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| Female |
−0.69 (0.3) |
0.03 |
−0.22 (0.2) |
0.1 |
|
Mean CD4 count |
|
|
|
|
| <50 |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| 50-100 |
1.15 (0.6) |
0.06 |
−0.16 (0.3) |
0.6 |
| 101-200 |
0.70 (0.6) |
0.2 |
−0.12 (0.2) |
0.6 |
| >200 |
0.53 (0.6) |
0.3 |
−0.01 (0.2) |
0.969 |
|
WHO staging |
|
|
|
|
| I |
|
|
1.00 |
|
| II |
|
|
−0.36 (0.3) |
0.2 |
| III |
1.00 |
|
−0.10 (0.3) |
0.7 |
| VI |
−0.42 (0.4) |
0.3 |
−0.04 (0.3) |
0.9 |
|
Adherence to ART |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No |
0.06 (0.8) |
0.9 |
0.40 (0.5) |
0.4 |
|
Adherence to anti-TB |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
NA |
|
| No |
0.43 (1.0) |
0.7 |
|
|
|
Social support |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No |
−0.28 (0.4) |
0.5 |
−0.44 (0.2) |
0.06 |
|
Source of income |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No |
−0.06 (0.4) |
0.9 |
−0.56 (0.2) |
0.001 |
|
CMD |
|
|
|
|
| Normal |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| Moderate |
−0.87 (0.5) |
0.08 |
−0.51 (0.2) |
0.010 |
| High |
−0.76 (0.4) |
0.09 |
−1.71 (0.2) |
0.000 |
| Very high |
−2.29 (0.4) |
0.000 |
−2.04 (0.3) |
0.000 |
|
Employment |
|
|
|
|
| yes |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
| No | 0.04 (0.5) | 0.9 | −0.40 | 0.1 |