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. 2019 Dec 27;11:357–367. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S229531

Table 2.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Enrolled HIV Cases Under Study (n=100)

Character Bacterial Growth p-value Total Fungal Growth p-value
Culture Positive Culture Negative Culture Positive Culture Negative
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Gender
 Male 16 (66.7%) 49 (64.5%) 0.6 65 29 (69%) 36 (62.1%) 0.47
 Female 8 (33.3% 27 (35.5%) 35 13 (31%) 22 (37.9%)
Age
 1625 years 1 (4.2%) 12 (15.8%) 0.26 13 5 (11.9%) 8 (13.8%) 0.48
 26–49 years 15 (62.5% 50 (65.8%) 65 30 (71.4%) 35 (60.3)
 > 50 years 8 (33.3%) 14 (18.4%) 22 7 (16.7%) 15 (25.9%)
Habit of smoking
 Yes 7 (29.2%) 28 (36.8%) 0.3 17 (40.5% 18 (31.0%) 0.32
 No 17 (70.8%) 48 (63.2%) 25 (59.5%) 40 (69%)
Habit of taking alcohol
 Yes 4 (16.7%) 20 (26.3%) 0.39 24 13 (31%) 11 (19%) 0.16
 No 20 (83.3%) 56 (73.7) 76 29 (69%) 47 (81%)
CD4 cells per microliter
 >500 7 (29.2%) 28 (36.8%) 0.03 35 7 (16.7%) 28 (48.3%) 0.003
 200–499 3 (12.5%) 27 (35.5%) 30 14 (33.3%) 16 (27.6%)
 <200 14 (58.3%) 21 (27.6%) 35 21 (50%) 14(24.1%)
Intake of antifungal drug
 Yes 8 (33.3%) 14 (18.4% 0.26 22 0 (0%) 22 (37.9% 0
 No 16 (66.7%) 62 (81.6%) 78 42 (100%) 36 (62.1%)