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. 2021 Mar;21(1):263–272. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.34

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with treatment failure, Bahir Dar, Nov, 2017–April, 2018

Variable Treatment failure Total COR (95%CI), P AOR (95%CI), P
Category Yes, n (%) No, n (%) n (%)
Gender Female 17 (26.2) 232 (63.6) 263(61.2) 1.00
Male 48 (73.8) 133 (36.4) 167(38.8 4.9(2.2–8.9),0.0 2.9(1.45–9)0.002
BMI
Category
<18.5 23(35.4) 72(19.7) 95(22.1) 1.00 1.00
18.6 –25.5 38(58.5) 222(60.8) 260(60.5) 0.5(0.29–0.9)0.04 1.00
25.6–30.0 4(6.2) 67(18.4) 71(16.5) 0.1(0.06–0.5)0.003 1.00
>30.0 0.0(0 )0.0 4(0.9) 4(0.9) 1.00 1.00
Marital
status
Married 22(33.8) 174(47.7) 196(45.6) 1.1(.4–2.8).7 0.7(0.2–2.1)0.5
single 15(23.1) 56(15.3) 71(16.5) 1.6(0.8–3.4)0.04 0.7(0.2–3.0)0.6
Divorced 21(32.3) 72(19.7) 93(21.6) 2.3(1.1–4.4) 0.04 1.0(0.3–3.6)0.9
Widowed 7(10.8) 63(17.3) 70(16.3) 1.00
Current TB Yes 4(6.2) 40(11.0) 44(10.2) 0.5(0.1–1.5)0.2 2.3(0.6–9.3)0.2
No 61(93.8) 325(89.0) 386(89.8) 1.00
Treated with
TB before
yes 16(24.6) 103(28.2) 119(27.7) 0.8(0.4–1.5)0.5 1.5(0.6–3.4)0.3
No 49(75.4) 262(71.8) 311(72.3) 1.00
Sexual
behavior
0 or 1 sexual
contact
27(41.5) 287(78.6) 314(73.0) 1.00
≥ 2 sexual
contact
38(58.5) 78(21.4) 116(27.0) 5.1(2.9–9.0) .0 3.2(1.6–6.2)0.0
Condom use habit yes 13(20.0) 110(30.1) 123(28.6)
No 52(80.0) 255(69.9) 307(71.4) 1.7(0.9–3.2)0.09
Types of
baseline
regimen
1a 7(10.8) 56(15.3 63(14.7) 1.00
1b 2(3.1) 12(3.3) 14(3.3) 1.3(.2–7.2) 0.73
1c 27(41.5) 106(29) 133(30.9) 2.0(.8–5.0) 0.11
1d 8(12.3) 26(7.1) 34(7.9) 2.4(.8–7.5) 0.11
1e 15(23.1) 134(36.7) 149(34.7) 0.8(.3–2.3) 0.82
1f 6(9.2) 31(8.5) 37(8.6) 1.5(.4–5.01) 0.46
Were
regimen
changed?
No 59(90.8) 295(80.8) 354(82.3) 2.3(.9–5.6)0.06
Yes 6(9.2) 70(19.2) 76(17.7)
Baseline
WHO
staging
1 7(10.8) 53(14.5) 60(14.0) 1.00
2 8(12.3) 51(14.0) 59(13.7) 1.1(0.40–3.5)0.75
3 39(60.0) 228(62.5) 267(62.1) 1.2(0.5–3.0)0.55
4 11(16.9) 33(9.0) 44(10.2) 2.5(0.8–7.1)0.08
Baseline
CD4 count
<200 46(70.8) 169(46.3) 215(50.0) 2.8(1.5–4.9) .00 2.4(1.0–5.5)0.03
≥ 200 19(29.2) 196(53.7) 215(50.0)
Current CD4 Count <200 20(30.8) 49(13.4) 69(16.0) 2.8(1.5–5.2) .001 4.3(1.8–10.0)0.01
≥ 200 45(69.2) 316(86.6) 361(84.0)
Adherence Good 14(21.5) 319(87.4) 333(77.4) 1.00
Fair & Poor 51(78.5) 46(12.6) 97(22.6) 25.2(12.949.2)0.001 16.5(8.2–33.1)0.00
Time of drug
use
Irregular
time
54(83.1) 131(35.9) 185(43) 8.7(4.4–17.3)0.00 3.7(1.7–8.1)0.001
Exact time 11(16.9) 234(64.1) 245(57) 1.00