Table 1.

Predictors of CD4 cell-count at presentation for HIV1-positive patients attending HIV/sexually transmitted infection referral clinic

Variables	n	Univariate analysis		Multivariate model
		β	P	β	P
Age		−7.5*	<0.001	−5.78*	0.001
Gender
Male	370	Reference
Female	287	68.64	0.003	−19.23	0.699
Origin
Urban	319	Reference
Semi-urban	38	−0.46	0.993
Rural	88	−45.23	0.187
Family type
Staying alone	34	Reference	0.279	Reference
Nuclear family	433	−66.71	0.078	−48.68	0.523
Joint family	154	−88.07	0.038	−94.31	0.232
Education
Illiterate	102	Reference		Reference
Upto matriculation	410	−82.07	0.003	−72.66	0.079
Above matriculation	91	−25.21	0.517	−123.72	0.014
Marital status
Unmarried	75	93.31	0.012	80.77	0.175
Married living with spouse	417	Reference
Living away from spouse/widowed/divorced/separated	131	−24.05	0.413	−9.03	0.835
Occupation
Housewife	152	Reference
Unemployed	22	−109.08	0.100	−118.58	0.338
Employed	426	−68.21	0.006	−49.08	0.242
Past history of STDs	2	−92.21	0.678
Past history of OIs	60	−120.49	0.007	−67.41	0.097
Current OIs	11	−246.92	0.010	−173.58	0.037
Symptoms present	273	−134.67	<0.001	−101.80	0.002
Any habit (alcohol/smoking/tobacco)	613	−83.33	<0.001	−30.47	0.468

*Negative beta coefficients shows decrease in CD4 count as compared to reference categories.[17] STDs=Sexually transmitted diseases; OIs=Opportunistic infections