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. 2020 Jun;20(2):615–624. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i2.9

Table 2.

Types and prevalence of HIV-related opportunistic infections/conditions by years of HIV infection

Variable Total n (%)
n = 500
Years with HIV n (%) P-value
0–5 6–25
Overall
Prevalence of OIs
394 (78.8)  
TB       0.02
   Yes 175 (35.0) 114 (31.7) 61 (43.6)
   No 325 (65.0) 246 (68.3) 79 (56.4)
Herpes Zoster       0.1
   Yes 77 (15.4) 9 (13.6) 28 (20.0)
   No 423 (84.6) 311 (86.4) 112 (80.0)
Oral Thrush       0.1
   Yes 40 (8.0) 24 (6.7) 16 (11.4)
   No 460 (92.0) 336 (93.3) 124 (88.6)
URI       0.13
   Yes 29 (5.8) 17 (4.7) 112 (8.6)
   No 471 (94.2) 343 (95.3) 128 (91.4)
Candidiasis       0.18
   Yes 26 (5.2) 22 (6.1) 4 (2.9)
   No 474 (94.8) 338 (93.9) 136 (97.1)
Cryptococcal Meningitis       0.64
   Yes 23 (4.6) 18 (5.0 5 (3.6)
   No 477 (95.4) 342 (95.0) 135 (96.4)
Diarrhea       0.42
   Yes 17 (3.4) 14 (3.9) 3 (2.1)
   No 483 (96.6) 346 (96.1) 137 (97.9)
Kaposi's Sarcoma       0.68
   Yes 7 (1.4) 6 (1.7) 1 (0.7)
   No 493 (98.6) 354 (98.3) 139 (99.3)

P<0.05 statistically significant