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

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for factors associated with tuberculosis, herpes zoster, and oral thrush

Variable AOR(95%CI)
Tuberculosis Herpes Zoster Oral Thrush
Age (years) (P-value = 0.15) (P-value = 0.81) (P-value = 0.63)
19–25 0.86(0.21, 3.57) 1.16(0.21, 6.3) 0.73(0.08, 6.90)
26–32 1.8(0.94, 3.43) 0.91(0.42, 1.98) 0.40(0.12, 1.39)
33–39 1.91(1.07, 3.42) 0.70(0.34, 1.43) 0.91(0.35, 2.33)
40–46 1.89(1.00, 3.55) 1.06(0.51, 2.20) 1.06(0.39, 2.88)
47–53 Referent Referent Referent
Sex (P-value = 0.2) (P-value = 0.87) (P-value = 0.66)
Male 1.35(0.85, 2.14) 1.05(0.58, 1.90) 0.83(0.37, 1.89)
Female Referent Referent Referent
Level of Education (P-value = 0.79) (P-value = 0.2) (P-value = 0.66)
None 1.06(0.23, 4.81) 1.93(0.30, 12.63) 0.38(0.03, 4.12)
Primary 1.3(0.63, 2.66) 3.05(1.01, 9.23) 0.58(0.18, 1.91)
Secondary 1.47(0.78, 2.75) 2.74(0.99, 7.63) 0.54(0.19, 1.50)
Vocational/Technical 1.47(0.49, 4.37) 4.98(1.24, 20.07) 0.24(0.03, 2.22)
Tertiary/College/University Referent Referent Referent
Employed (P-value = 0.47) (P-value = 0.34) (P-value = 0.21)
Yes 0.83(0.50, 1.37) 1.38(0.71, 2.67) 1.79(0.72, 4.46)
No Referent Referent Referent
Occupation (P-value = 0.2) (P-value = 0.08) (P-value = 0.04*)
Skilled 1.43(0.83, 2.46) 0.54(0.28, 1.07) 0.37(0.41, 0.97)
Unskilled Referent Referent Referent
Years with HIV (P-value = 0.01*) (P-value = 0.09) (P-value = 0.15)
0–5 0.53(0.34, 0.83) 0.63(0.36, 1.08) 0.58(0.28, 1.21)
6+ Referent Referent Referent
CD4 count (cells/mm3 blood) (P-value = 0.12) (P-value = 0.67) (P-value = 0.93)
0–199 1.94(1.04, 3.64) 1.00(0.44, 2.27) 1.41(0.49, 4.04)
200–349 1.84(1.05, 3.22) 1.46(0.72, 2.95) 1.10(0.42, 2.88)
350–499 1.42(0.78, 2.61) 1.25(0.59, 2.65) 1.10(0.40, 3.08)
≥ 500 Referent Referent Referent
*

Significant association with the OI, P<0.05 statistically significant.