Table 3.
Adjusted log-binominal generalized linear model fitted to identify co-variates associated with having an Xpert test performed during 8 weeks follow-up among patients with HIV on medical admission in Ghana.
| Multivariate modela |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Adjusted risk ratio | 95% confidence interval | P-value |
| Age >40 years | 1.31 | 0.88-1.95 | 0.190 |
| Male sex | 1.02 | 0.85-1.22 | 0.866 |
| CD4 count ≤100 cells/mm3 | 1.31 | 1.22-1.41 | <0.001 |
| Self-reported cough | 2.37 | 1.80-3.13 | <0.001 |
| Unable to walk unaided | 0.78 | 0.65-0.94 | 0.010 |
| COVID-19 pandemic period | 1.10 | 0.96-1.24 | 0.158 |
Abbreviations: CD, clusters of differentiation; Xpert, sputum Xpert MTB/RIF.
a
In the multivariate model a cluster variance estimator was used to adjust the standard error for three clusters (hospitals). The multivariate model included all clinically relevant co-variates (age >40 years, male sex, CD4 count ≤100 cells/mm3, self-reported cough, being unable to walk unaided, and being admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic).