Table 2.
Bivariate association between demographic/clinical characteristics and TB coinfection among patients (n = 49,460) in HIV/AIDS clinics of Haut-Katanga and Kinshasa provinces, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2014–May 2019.
| Clinical and Demographic Characteristics | TB Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No TB | TB Present | p-Value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Patient Sex | <0.001 | ||
| Female | 29,879 | 1008 | |
| (96.7) | (3.3) | ||
| Male | 13,339 | 623 | |
| (95.5) | (4.5) | ||
| Age at the time of first visit | 0.450 | ||
| Younger than 15 years | 4415 | 157 | |
| (96.6) | (3.4) | ||
| 15 years or older | 38,781 | 1471 | |
| (96.3) | (3.7) | ||
| ART Initiation Mode | <0.001 | ||
| New Patient | 41,106 | 1594 | |
| (96.3) | (3.7) | ||
| Transferred In | 2101 | 35 | |
| (98.4) | (1.6) | ||
| Duration on ART (months) | <0.001 | ||
| Less than 3.23 months | 10,663 | 661 | |
| (94.2) | (5.8) | ||
| 3.23 to 14.52 months | 10,735 | 459 | |
| (95.9) | (4.1) | ||
| 14.53 to 40.37 months | 10,813 | 295 | |
| (97.3) | (2.7) | ||
| More than 40.37 months | 10,976 | 213 | |
| (98.1) | (1.9) | ||
| Province | <0.001 | ||
| Haut-Katanga | 12,679 | 358 | |
| (97.3) | (2.7) | ||
| Kinshasa | 30,539 | 1273 | |
| (96.0) | (4.0) | ||
| Rurality/Urbanicity of the Health Zone | <0.001 | ||
| Rural | 2643 | 33 | |
| (98.8) | (1.2) | ||
| Semi-rural | 5381 | 170 | |
| (96.9) | (3.1) | ||
| Urban | 35,194 | 1428 | |
| (96.1) | (3.9) | ||
| Health Zone | <0.001 | ||
| Binza Ozone | 1997 | 107 | |
| (94.9) | (5.1) | ||
| Kafubu | 296 | 3 | |
| (99.0) | (1.0) | ||
| Kasenga | 615 | 13 | |
| (97.9) | (2.1) | ||
| Kashobwe | 73 | 0 | |
| (100.0) | (0.0) | ||
| Katuba | 1863 | 95 | |
| (95.1) | (4.9) | ||
| Kilwa | 496 | 2 | |
| (99.6) | (0.4) | ||
| Kimbanseke | 1739 | 18 | |
| (99.0) | (1.0) | ||
| Kingabwa | 2448 | 11 | |
| (99.6) | (0.4) | ||
| Kinshasa | 1952 | 60 | |
| (97.0) | (3.0) | ||
| Kipushi | 1923 | 48 | |
| (97.6) | (2.4) | ||
| Kisanga | 2531 | 63 | |
| (97.6) | (2.4) | ||
| Kowe | 229 | 0 | |
| (100.0) | (0.0) | ||
| Limete | 3183 | 184 | |
| (94.5) | (5.5) | ||
| Lingwala | 3798 | 229 | |
| (94.3) | (5.7) | ||
| Masina I | 3896 | 84 | |
| (97.9) | (2.1) | ||
| Matete | 1704 | 93 | |
| (94.8) | (5.2) | ||
| Mont Ngafula 1 | 1732 | 68 | |
| (96.2) | (3.8) | ||
| Mumbunda | 1938 | 92 | |
| (95.5) | (4.5) | ||
| Ndjili | 3722 | 238 | |
| (94.0) | (6.0) | ||
| Ngaba | 2642 | 127 | |
| (95.4) | (4.6) | ||
| Nsele | 1726 | 54 | |
| (97.0) | (3.0) | ||
| Pweto | 1163 | 15 | |
| (98.7) | (1.3) | ||
| Tshamilemba | 1552 | 27 | |
| (98.3) | (1.7) | ||
Abbreviations: TB, Tuberculosis; ART, antiretroviral therapy.