Table 2 Bivariate associations of the levels of HIV-VL coinfection with socio-demographic and clinical factors among VL infected patients in Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Sex

0.579

 Male

80

366

1.53 (0.34, 6.87)

 Female

2

14

r

Age

0.001

  < 30

19

303

r

  ≥ 30

63

77

13.05 (7.37, 23.09)

Residence

0.001

 Urban

60

170

3.37 (1.99, 5.72)

 Rural

22

210

r

Marital status

0.001

 Single

35

278

r

 Married

20

77

2.06 (1.13, 3.78)

 Divorced

27

25

8.58 (4.49, 16.39)

Employment

0.010

 Farmer

28

193

r

 Daily laborer

35

103

2.34 (1.35, 4.07)

 Others^a

19

84

1.56 (0.83, 3.95)

Education

0.124

 Not read and write

41

189

1.24 (0.73, 2.10)

 Read and write

14

37

2.16 (1.03, 4.52)

 First cycle and above

27

154

r

Observed Hb

0.385

  < 8.54

43

182

1.24 (0.76, 2.01)

  ≥ 8.54

37

194

r

Altitude adjusted Hb

0.554

  < 8.29

41

179

1.16 (0.71, 1.88)

  ≥ 8.29

39

197

r

Spleen size (cm)

0.304

  < 15

64

282

r

  ≥ 15

4

31

0.57 (0.19, 1.67)

CD4+ count (mg/dl)

0.651

  < 100

54

260

r

  ≥ 100

28

120

1.12 (0.66, 1.92)