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. 2021 Jun 30;16(6):e0253449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253449

Table 6. Predictors of mortality among TB/HIV Co-infected children at public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables Category Survival status 95% CI P-value
Dead n = 47 Censored n = 227 CHR(95%CI) AHR(95%CI)
Age (year) <1 2 9 0.84(0.19,3.59)    
  1–5 4 14 0.98(0.33,2.85)   0.77
6–10 18 95 0.72(0.38,1.34)    
11–14 23 109 1    
Sex Male 22 117 0.99(0.56,1.77)   0.99
Female 25 110 1    
Health service utilization Primary hospital 6 43 0.62(0.26,1.48)   0.29
General Hospital 41 184 1    
Residence Urban 32 180 1    
Rural 15 15 1.77(0.96,3.29)   0.067
Baseline WHO Mild 18 91 1    
Advanced 29 136 1.34(0.74,2.43)   0.31
Hgb at TB diagnose <10 mg/dl 27 17 9.69(5.36,17.53) 2.6(1.28,5.21) 0.008
> = 10 mg/dl 20 210 1 1
CPT Yes 20 199 1 1 0.7
No 27 28 6.27(3.5,11.89) 1.14(0.57,2.27)
IPT Yes 16 189 1 1 0.002
No 31 38 7.11(3.88,13.04) 2.8(1.44,5.48)
Type of TB PTB 9 178 1 1  
EPTB 38 49 11.86(5.72,24.57) 5.7(2.67,12.56) 0.0001
Adherence Adherence 9 184 1 1  
Non-adherence 38 43 13.43(6.48,27.83) 5.2(2.19,12.39) 0.0001