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Table 3 Associations of pulmonary TB–HIV coinfections by patient characteristics

From: Prevalence and predictors of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes among persons with TB/HIV co-infection in Ghana: a 10-year retrospective study

Patient characteristics

CRR

95% CI

ARR(CI)

95% CI

Gender

    

 Female (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Male

1.070

0.881-1.300

1.189

0.970–1.456

Age group

    

 < 15 (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 15–24

1.381

0.766–2.489

2.325

1.254–4.309

 25–34

1.998

1.353–2.949

3.178

1.929–5.235

 35–44

2.908

2.106–4.015

4.471

2.828–7.064

 45–54

2.387

1.687–3.379

3.545

2.232–5.630

 55–64

2.521

1.658–3.836

4.092

2.401–6.974

 ≥ 65

3.389

1.904–6.036

5.552

2.782–11.079

Place of Residence

    

 Urban (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Rural

1.060

0.711–1.581

0.988

0.636–1.536

Distance to the hospital

    

 < 5 km (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 ≥ 5 km

1.165

0.921–1.473

1.114

0.868–1.429

Pretreatment weight

    

 0–24 (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 25–39

1.542

1.141–2.086

0.791

0.570–1.097

 40–54

1.403

1.090–1.805

0.522

0.384–0.707

 55–69

1.114

0.780–1.589

0.404

0.272–0.600

 70–75

0.388

0.058–2.581

0.166

0.025–1.119

 75 and above

0.695

0.273–1.769

0.156

0.107–0.702

Disease Classification

    

 Smear negative PTB (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Smear Positive PTB

1.401

1.124–1.746

1.289

1.011–1.645

Cavitation on baseline chest X-ray

    

 Suggestive (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Not Suggestive

1,166

0.715-1.900

0.897

0.541–1.487

Category of patient

    

 New patient (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Retreatment

1.698

1.065–2.707

1.352

0.828–2.208

Treatment Supporter

    

 No (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.598

0.493-0724

0.804

0.649–0.996

Educational Status

    

 No Education (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Primary

0.721

0.558–0.931

1.142

0.879–1.483

 Junior High

0.681

0.514–0.901

0.985

0.735–1.320

 Senior High

0.938

0.702–1.255

1.159

0.847–1.585

 Tertiary

0.989

0.655–1.493

1.156

0.753–1.776

Marital Status

    

 Single (Ref)

1

 

1

 

 Widowed

1.552

1.049–2.297

0.942

0.617–1.439

 Divorced/separated

1.534

1.120–2.099

0.884

0.621–1.257

 Married

1.539

1.227–1.929

0.899

0.692–1.170

 Cohabiting

1.573

0.930–2.659

0.903

0.534–1.529

  1. CRR: Crude Relative Risk Ratio; ARR: Adjusted Relative Risk Ratio; Ref: Reference category