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Table 5 Independent predictors associated with intestinal microsporidiosis among HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in the clinic of NACP at Al-Jomhori Educational Hospital in Sana’a, Yemen (2019–2020)

From: Intestinal microsporidiosis among HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sana’a city, Yemen: first report on prevalence and predictors

Variable

AOR

95% CI

P-value

Having < 200 CD4 cells/µl

3.2

1.5–6.9

0.003

Not washing hands after contact with soil

2.5

1.1–5.4

0.026

Not washing hands before eating

3.1

1.5–6.4

0.003

Eating unwashed raw produce

2.5

1.2–5.3

0.017

Absence of indoor latrines

6.2

1.5–25.9

0.012

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, ART antiretroviral therapy, NACP National AIDS Control Program, CD4 cluster of differentiation 4, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval