Table 2: Associated factors of tuberculosis among HIV positive patients in Arba Minch General hospital, South Ethiopia during the study period (March to May, 2016).

Predictors Pulmonary Tuberculosis Status
Positive Negative COR[CI] AOR[CI] P-value
No (%) No (%)
Age 18-30 3(1.0) 59(20.3) 1.6[0.25-10.08] 1.2[0.26- 5.50] 0.62
31-40 8(2.7) 116(39.9) 1.31[0.25-6.86] 0.87[0.179-4.22] 0.75
41-50 9(3.1) 70(24.1) 0.62[0.13-2.99] 0.76[0.05-12] 0.54
˃50 1(0.34) 25(8.6) 1.00
Sex Male 3(1.0) 80(2.7) 1.00
Female 18(6.2) 190(65.3) 1.789[0.58- 5.48] 1.25[0.242- 6.45] 0.30
Smoking Yes 5(1.7) 8(2.7) 1.00
No 16(5.5) 262(90.0) 8.64 [2.59-13.05] 4.019[0.01-0.16]) 0.01
Alcohol drinking Yes 9(3.0) 65(22.3) 0.42 [0.17-1.04] 0.49[0.13-1.78] 0.06
No 12(4.1) 205(70.4) 1.00
Asthma Yes 3(1.0) 5(1.7) 1.01[0.12-8.13] 0.199[0.00-4.42] 0.99
No 18(6.2) 265(91.1) 1.00
Nutritional Status Very good 1(0.34) 5(1.7) 1.00
Good 1(0.34) 22(7.5) 1.23 [0.52- 2.92] 0.43 [0.27-0.68] 0.92
Not good 19(6.5) 243(83.5) 3.45[0.185-11.48] 0.45[0.285-9.48] 0.72
Diabetic Mellitus Yes 1(0.34) 21(7.2) 0.08 [0.03-0.24] 0.02[0.00-0.12] 0.00
No 20(6.8) 249(85.6) 1.00
Previous History of TB Yes 9(3.0) 76(26.1) 2.17[0.03-0.75] 6.13 [1.7-3.05] 0.02
No 12(4.1) 194(66.7) 1.00
Presence of TB in Family Yes 5(1.7) 26(8.9) 2.34 [2.11-14.80] 1.76[1.10-5.60] 0.070
No 16(5.4) 244(83.8) 1.00
History of Respiratory Tract Infections Yes 6(2.1) 106(36.4) 1.00[0.40-2.50] 0.40[0.10-1.60] 0.99
No 15(5.2) 16(5.5) 1.00
HIV Case On ART 19(6.5) 264(90.7) 1.74 [2.59-13.05] 0.92[0.89-.6] 0.21
Pre ART 2(0.68) 6(2.1) 1.00
CD4 Count <200/μl 9(3.1) 54(18.6) 11.04(4.23- 79.11) 9.04[4.23- 79.11] 0.01
200-500/μl 10(3.4) 148(50.9) 7.627(0.881-49.859) 2.24[1.01-27.13]
>500/μl 2(0.69) 68(23.3) 1.00