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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of TB-HIV co- infected patients in Bahir Dar town, 2012

From: Predictors of mortality among TB-HIV Co-infected patients being treated for tuberculosis in Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Base line variable

On ART (n = 272)

Non-ART (n = 150)

X2 Value (df)

P-Value

Residency (n = 407)

    

   Urban

235 (90.7%)

129 (87.2%)

1.271

0.260

   Rural

24 (9.3%)

19 (12.8%)

(1)

 

Age (n = 408)

    

   Mean ± SD

32.58 ± 9.123

31.98 ± 9.837

0.753♦

0.452

   Median (IQR)

30 yrs (27-37.5)

30 yrs (25-38)

  

Sex (n = 411)

    

   Male

123 (46.6%)

64 (43.5%)

0.355

0.551

   Female

141 (53.4%)

83 (56.5%)

(1)

 

Religion (n = 411)

    

   Orthodox

226 (85.3%)

117 (80.2%)

5.962

0.183

   Muslim

26 (9.8%)

18 (12.3%)

(2)

 

   Others

13 (4.9%)

11 (7.5%)

  

Marital status (n = 415)

    

   Single

76 (28.1%)

55 (37.9%)

7.901

0.131

   Married

108 (40.0%)

57 (39.3%)

(3)

 

   Divorced

52 (19.2%)

24 (16.6%)

  

   Widowed

34 (12.6%)

9 (6.2%)

  

Educational status (n = 407)

    

   Not educated

77 (28.8%)

40 (28.6%)

0.765

0.858

   Primary

61 (22.8%)

35 (25.0%)

(3)

 

   Secondary

93 (34.8%)

50 (35.7%)

  

   Tertiary

36 (13.5%)

15 (10.7%)

  
  1. ♦ = T-test Statistic for independent sample test used.