Table 4.

Multivariate predictors of mortality among TB-HIV co-infected patients in Bahir Dar town, 2012

Variable	Crude hazard ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
ART
Started	0.54 (0.36, 0.82)	0.35 (0.19, 0.64)*
Not started	1	1
CPT prophylaxis
Prescribed	1	1
Not prescribed	3.15 (1.95, 5.11)	3.03 (1.58, 5.79)*
Type of TB
Smear negative PTB	1	1
Smear positive PTB	2.02 (1.07, 3.83)	2.11 (0.95, 4.65)
Extra PTB	2.77 (1.61, 4.78)	2.39 (1.23, 4.66)*
CD4 count
< 75	2.08 (1.17, 3.30)	4.83 (1.98, 11.78)*
75-150	1.50 (0.80, 2.82)	3.57 (1.48, 8.61)*
150-250	1.24 (0.65, 2.37)	3.07 (1.33, 7.07)*
> = 250	1	1
Functional status
Working	1	1
Ambulatory	2.77 (1.71, 4.47)	2.10 (1.22, 3.62)*
Bedridden	3.88 (2.15, 7.02)	2.11 (0.98, 4.53)
Health Institution
Health center	1	1
Hospital	2.18 (1.43, 3.33)	2.64 (1.51, 4.62)*
Age(n = 408)
15-24	1	1
25-34	1.15 (0.66, 2.01)	1.17 (0.60, 2.29)
35-44	1.30 (0.66, 2.55)	0.98 (0.43, 2.23)
> = 45	2.58 (1.34, 4.92)	2.20 (0.97, 4.59)
Educational status
Not educated	1	1
Primary	0.45 (0.22, 0.90)	0.49 (0.22, 1.12)
Secondary	1.10 (0.66, 1.81)	0.88 (0.49, 1.58)
Tertiary	1.05 (0.54, 2.05)	0.65 (0.29, 1.47)

*Significant at α = 0.05. ART status, health institution type, age, educational status, functional status, CD4 count, type of TB diagnosis, and CPT initiation were included in the model.