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Table 4 Comparing disease incidence and hospitalization rates, (as episodes/person-year of observation (pyo)) for first-time testers in the years before and after HBCT in, I) HIV-infected individuals enrolled for HIV care, II) HIV-infected individuals not in HIV care, III) HIV-uninfected individuals, western Kenya, 2007 – 2010

From: The impact of home-based HIV counseling and testing on care-seeking and incidence of common infectious disease syndromes in rural western Kenya

 

I

II

III

 

HIV-infected and enrolled for HIV care (n = 351)

HIV-infected and not enrolled for HIV care (n = 347)

HIV-uninfected group (n = 5668)

 

Episodes/pyo

Episodes/pyo

Episodes/pyo

Ratio of rate ratio

(95% CI)

Syndrome

Pre-HBCT

Post-HBCT

Rate ratio (95% CI)

Pre-HBCT

Post-HBCT

Rate ratio (95% CI)

Pre-HBCT

Post-HBCT ratio

Rate (95% CI)

I vs II

I vs III

ARI

4.42

4.30

0.97 (0.89 – 1.06)

4.30

3.72

0.86 (0.70 – 1.06)

3.92

3.57

0.91 (0.87 – 0.95)

1.13 (0.83 – 1.53)

1.07 (0.79 –1.43)

SARI

0.06

0.03

0.46 (0.14 – 1.52)

0.05

0.02

0.32 (0.03 – 3.09)

0.02

0.01

0.46 (0.23 – 0.93)

1.44 (0.90 – 2.33)

1.00 (0.66 –1.54)

AFI

4.97

4.18

0.84 (0.77 – 0.91)

3.51

3.58

1.02 (0.82 – 1.27)

3.35

3.62

1.08 (1.03 – 1.14)

0.82 (0.74 – 0.90)

0.77 (0.70 –0.85)

Diarrhea

1.38

1.16

0.84 (0.73 – 0.98)

0.95

0.95

1.00 (0.67 – 1.51)

0.81

0.74

0.92 (0.85 – 0.99)

0.84 (0.76 – 0.92)

0.91 (0.83 – 1.00)

Hospitalization from any cause

0.07

0.19

2.57 (1.59 – 4.16)

0.08

0.15

1.74 (0.76 – 3.98)

0.04

0.05

1.27 (1.00 – 1.61)

1.48 (1.00 – 1.61)

2.02 (1.18 – 3.46)

  1. ARI = Acute respiratory illness. SARI = Severe Acute Respiratory Illness. AFI = Acute febrile illness.