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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics and distribution by LTFU status of adults with TB/HIV co-infection in two governmental hospitals, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2009–2016 (n = 305)

From: Incidence and predictors of LTFU among adults with TB/HIV co-infection in two governmental hospitals, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2009–2016: survival model approach

Socio-demographic characteristics

LTFU (n1 = 45) Frequency (%)

No-LTFU (n2 = 260) Frequency (%)

Total (n = 305) Frequency (%)

LTFU Rate [95%CI] Per 100 PYs

P-value

Sex

0.3644

 Male

19 (42.2)

129 (49.6)

148 (48.5)

3.9 [2.5, 6.1]

 

 Female

26 (57.8)

131 (50.4)

157 (51.5)

5.1 [3.5, 7.5]

 

Age (Years)

0.1078

  > 35

14 (31.1)

115 (44.2)

129 (42.3)

3.3 [1.9, 5.5]

 

  ≤ 35

31 (68.9)

145 (55.8)

176 (57.7)

5.5 [3.9, 7.8]

 

Marital Status

0.3710

 Single

13 (28.9)

56 (21.6)

69 (22.6)

6.2 [3.6, 10.7]

 

 Married

20 (44.4)

109 (41.9)

129 (42.3)

4.5 [2.9, 7.0]

 

 Othersa

12 (26.7)

95 (36.5)

107 (35.1)

3.5 [2.0, 6.1]

 

Educational Level

0.5581

 No Education

10 (22.2)

55 (21.2)

65 (21.3)

4.4 [2.4, 8.1]

 

 Primary

11 (24.4

79 (30.4)

90 (29.5)

3.8 [2.1, 6.8]

 

 Secondary

21 (46.7)

98 (37.7)

119 (39.0)

5.7 [3.7, 8.7]

 

 Tertiary

3 (6.7)

28 (10.8)

31 (10.2)

2.8 [0.9, 8.7]

 

Religion

0.0077

 Orthodox

40 (88.9)

253 (97.3)

293 (96.1)

4.1 [3.0, 5.6]

 

 Muslim

5 (11.1)

7 (2.7)

12(3.9)

21.1 [8.8, 50.8]

 

Health Institution

0.6074

 Ayder Hospital

21 (46.7)

112 (43.1)

133(43.6)

5.0 [3.3, 7.7]

 

 Mekelle Hospital

24 (52.3)

148 (56.9)

172(56.4)

4.2[2.8, 6.2]

 
  1. Othersa: Divorced/Widowed/Separated