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. 2019 Mar;29(2):175–186. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v29i2.4

Table 2.

Medians survival times for groups of different variables among adult on first line ART in public health facilities of Arba-Minch Town, Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern, Ethiopia, 2018

Variables Median
survival time
Std. Error of
the Median
95% CI of the Median

Lower bound Upper bound
Type of health facilities
Hospital 19 1.39 16 24
Health center 23 1.12 12 39
Sex
Male 21 1.89 18 30
Female 18 1.98 12 26
Residence
Urban 20 1.89 16 24
Rural 21 1.65 15 37
Disclosure status
Disclosed 24 1.40 18 30
Not disclosed 18 1.32 15 24
Substance use
Yes 18 1.53 12 27
No 23 1.85 18 31
Time since HIV diagnosis
≤3 Years 18 1.03 14 23
>3Years 24 3.29 19 42
Duration on ART (months)
<12 9 0.28 7 11
≥12 24 2.41 20 31
Baseline WHO clinical stage
Mild WHO stage 24 3.50 16 33
Advance stage 20 1.40 15 24
Past OI before HARRT initiation
Yes 17 0.56 12 23
No 24 0.58 20 33
Baseline weight
≥ 50 Kg 23 2.54 8 35
< 50 Kg 20 2.24 18 24
Baseline BMI
<18.5 19 2.34 12 24
≥18.5 24 1.75 18 35
Functional status
Working 23 1.94 12 30
Ambulatory 36 3.84 18 44
Bedridden 18 1.49 12 24
Baseline CD4 Count
≥200cells/mm3 24 1.05 19 36
<200 cells/mm3 18 1.55 14 23
Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy
Yes 24 2.99 18 36
No 18 0.49 14 21
Isoniazid preventive therapy
Yes 19 2.52 15 27
No 21 1.62 17 30
Adherence level
Good 24 2.01 19 43
Fair 20 1.68 14 27
Poor 18 0.39 12 21
Initial regimen substitution
Yes 23 2.16 17 30
No 20 1.7 14 24
First line regimen started
Nevirapine based 24 3.03 17 39
Efavirenz based 20 1.29 15 24