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Table 5 Factors associated with fatigue among adults living with HIV/AIDS attending ART, in Mekelle city public and private health facilities, Tigray, North Ethiopia, April 2019, (n = 567)

From: Burden of fatigue among adults living with HIV/AIDS attending antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia

 

Yes

Frequency (%)

Presence of fatigue

 

AOR(95%CI)

No

Frequency (%)

Crude odds ratio (COR) (95%CI)]

P-V

P-V

Presence of children

 Yes

96(61.1%)

61(38.9%)

1.70(1.17–2.47)

<  0.005a

0.025b

2.01(1.09–3.71)b

 No

197(48.0%)

213 (52.0%)

1.000

   

CD4 count

  < 200

67(73.6%)

24(26.4%)

10.608(5.841–19.266)

<  0.001a

0.09

2.14(0.89–5.10)

 200–499

191(62.0%)

117(38.0%)

6.203(4.004–9.610)

<  0.001a

<  0.001b

2.81(1.58–4.99)b

  > =500

35(20.8%)

133(79.2%)

1.000

   

WHO classification of HIV disease

 stage I

94(29.7%)

222(70.3%

1.000

   

 Stage II

77(74.8%)

26(25.2%)

6.994(4.218–11.598)

<  0.001a

0.002b

3.11(1.51–6.40)b

 Stage III

74(80.4%)

18(19.6%)

9.709(0.207–1.179)

<  0.001a

0.063

2.13(0.96–4.76)

 Stage IV

48(85.7%)

8(14.3%)

14.170(6.454–31.110)

<  0.001a

0.011a

4.08(1.37–12.14)b

Anemia status of the patient

 Yes

119(87.5%)

17(12.5%)

10.339(6.005–17.802)

<  0.001a

<  0.001b

4.90 (2.40–9.97)b

 No

174(40.4%)

257(59.6%)

1.000

   

Co-morbid health conditions

 Yes

111(86.0%)

18(14.0%)

8.674(5.090–14.781)

< 0.001a

0.001b

3.65(1.71–7.78)b

 No

182(41.6%)

256(58.4%)

1.000

   

Depression

 Yes

226(79.6%)

58(20.4%)

12.562(8.438–18.702)

<  0.001a

<  0.001b

3.68(1.99–6.79)b

 No

67(23.7%)

216(76.3%)

1.000

   

Physical activities

 Yes

22(25.9%)

63(74.1%)

1.000

   

 No

271(56.2%)

211(43.8%)

3.678(2.192–6.172)

<  0.001a

0.003b

3.20(1.50–6.81)b

  1. NB: COR = crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, a = significant association (on bivariate), b = significant association (on multivariate), 1.000 = Reference