Table 3.

Bivariable and Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis for OIs Among HIV-Positive Adults on ART at Selected Hospitals in Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

		Opportunistic Infections				COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
		Yes		No
		No. (%)		No. (%)
Age
	18−24 years	20	(22.5)	69	(77.5)	1	1
	25–34 years	66	(38.6)	105	(61.4)	2.17(1.21, 3.89)	1.83(0.97, 3.44)	0.061
	35 or above years	78	(50.6)	76	(49.4)	3.54(1.96, 6.39)	3.50(1.85, 6.61)	<0.001*
Education status of respondents
	No formal education	15	(60.0)	10	(40.0)	2.76(1.20, 6.37)	4.54(1.81, 11.37)	0.001*
	Elementary School	48	(47.1)	54	(52.9)	1.64(1.04, 2.59)	1.52(0.92, 2.53)	0.105
	High School and Above	101	(35.2)	186	(64.8)	1	1
Disclosed their HIV status to their family and relatives
	Yes	118	(36.9)	202	(63.1)	1	1
	No	46	(48.9)	48	(51.1)	1.64(1.03, 2.61)	1.54(0.91, 2.58)	0.106
Initial CD4 count
	<200 cells/mm3	26	(54.2)	22	(45.8)	2.58(1.41, 4.71)	3.10(1.61, 5.96)	0.001*
	≥200 cells/mm3	138	(37.7)	228	(62.3)	1	1
Taking ART medicines properly
	Yes	115	(34.5)	218	(65.5)	1	1
	No	49	(60.5)	32	(39.5)	2.90(1.76, 4.78)	3.21(1.86, 5.56)	<0.001*
Smoke cigarettes in last 30 days
	No	155	(38.8)	245	(61.3)	1	1
	Yes	9	(64.3)	5	(35.7)	2.85(0.94, 8.65)	1.03(0.28, 3.83)	0.971
Khat chewing
	No	131	(36.0)	233	(64.0)	1	1
	Yes	33	(66.0)	17	(34.0)	3.45(1.85, 6.44)	4.24(2.07, 8.68)	<0.001*

Note: NB: *Statistically significant on multivariate analysis p-value (<0.05).

Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; 1, reference.