Table 3 Association of intestinal microsporidiosis with demographics and clinical characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in the clinic of NACP at Al-Jomhori Educational Hospital in Sana’a, Yemen (2019–2020)
Variable | N | Intestinal microsporidiosis | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | OR (95% CI) | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 313 | 41 (13.1) | Reference | 0.301 |
Female | 89 | 16 (18.0) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) | |
Age (years) | ||||
< 40 | 261 | 39 (14.9) | 0.8 (0.5–1.5) | 0.653 |
≥ 40 | 141 | 18 (12.8) | Reference | |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 176 | 30 (17.0) | 1.5 (0.8–2.6) | 0.195 |
Urban | 222 | 27 (12.2) | Reference | |
Household size (members) | ||||
< 5 | 159 | 16 (10.1) | Reference | 0.059 |
≥ 5 | 243 | 41 (16.9) | 1.8 (1.0–3.4) | |
Literacy status | ||||
Illiterate | 99 | 17 (17.2) | 1.3 (0.7–2.4) | 0.508 |
Literate | 264 | 37 (14.0) | Reference | |
Employment status | ||||
Unemployed | 222 | 36 (16.2) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) | 0.195 |
Employed | 173 | 20 (11.6) | Reference | |
Diarrhea | ||||
Yes | 52 | 16 (30.8) | 3.4 (1.7–6.6) | 0.001 |
No | 350 | 41 (11.7) | Reference | |
Nausea | ||||
Yes | 91 | 14 (15.4) | 1.1 (0.6–2.2) | 0.733 |
No | 311 | 43 (13.8) | Reference | |
Vomiting | ||||
Yes | 38 | 9 (23.7) | 2.0 (0.9–4.6) | 0.088 |
No | 364 | 48 (13.2) | Reference | |
Abdominal pain | ||||
Yes | 132 | 23 (17.4) | 1.5 (0.8–2.6) | 0.223 |
No | 270 | 34 (12.6) | Reference | |