Table 5. Subgroup analysis showing change in adherence level, TB status, OI index and hospital attendance.
| Outcome measure | Intervention | Control | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6 months follow up | Change (%) | P value | Baseline | 6 months follow up | Change (%) | P value | |
| Adherence level | ||||||||
| Good | 93 (76.9) | 107 (92.2) | 14 (15.1) | 0.001a | 101 (83.5) | 59 (54.6) | -42 (41.6) | 0.001a |
| Fair | 0 (0.0) | 9 (7.8) | 9 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (15.7) | 17 (100) | ||
| Poor | 28 (23.1) | 0 (0.0) | -28 (100) | 20 (16.5) | 32 (29.6) | 12 (60.0) | ||
| TB status | ||||||||
| No signs & symptoms of TB | 103 (85.1) | 112 (96.6) | 9 (8.7) | 0.002a | 96 (79.3) | 84 (77.8) | -12 (12.5) | 0.001a |
| TB Suspect | 13 (10.7) | 1 (0.9) | -12 (92.3) | 20 (16.5) | 14 (12.9) | -6 (30.0) | ||
| Currently on TB treatment | 5 (4.1) | 3 (2.6) | -2 (40.0) | 5 (4.1) | 10 (9.3) | -5 (100) | ||
| OI Index | ||||||||
| No signs and symptoms of any new OI | 103 (85.1) | 115 (99.1) | 12 (11.7) | 0.001b | 97 (80.2) | 97 (89.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.003b |
| 1 or more WHO stage 2 defining disease | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | -1 (100) | ||
| 1 or more WHO stage 3 defining disease | 8 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | -8 (100) | 5 (4.1) | 3 (2.8) | -2 (40.0) | ||
| 1 or more WHO stage 4 defining disease | 9 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | -9 (100) | 18 (14.9) | 8 (7.4) | -10 (55.6) | ||
| Hospital Attendance | ||||||||
| Regular attendee | - | 104 (86.0) | - | 0.001b | - | 78 (64.5) | - | 0.001b |
| Defaulter | - | 12 (9.9) | - | - | 30 (24.8) | - | ||
| Lost to follow up | - | 2 (1.7) | - | - | 12 (9.9) | - | ||
| Referred out | - | 3 (2.5) | - | - | 1 (0.8) | - | ||
Values are n (%); OI: Opportunistic infection; TB: Tuberculosis
aP value obtained by chi-square test.
bP value obtained by Fisher’s exact test.