Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population in three hospitals of the Oromiya region, Ethiopia.
From: Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: its impact on quality of life
Variables | TB/HIV coinfected patients (N = 124) Number (%) | HIV patients (N = 467) Number (%) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in Years | Â | Â | Â |
   15-24 | 12(9.7) | 42(9.0) | 0.61 |
   25-34 | 53(42.7) | 223(47.8) |  |
   > = 35 | 59(47.6) | 202(43.2) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 62(50) | 185(39.6) | 0.03 |
   Female | 62(50) | 282(60.4) |  |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 30(24.2) | 74(15.8) | 0.03 |
   literate | 94(75.8) | 393(84.2) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
   Government employee | 17(13.7) | 52(10.9) | 0.003 |
   Private employee | 15(12.1) | 84(18.0) |  |
   Merchant | 1(8.1) | 69(14.8) |  |
   Farmer | 13(10.5) | 32(6.9) |  |
   Housewives | 15(12.1) | 79(17.0) |  |
   Daily laborer | 22(17.7) | 93(20.0) |  |
   No Job | 32(25.8) | 58(12.4) |  |
WHO staging | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   Stage II | 13(10.6) | 136(29.5) |  |
   Stage III | 96(78%) | 259(56.2) |  |
   Stage IV | 14(11.4) | 66(13.4) |  |
CD4 lymphocyte count | Â | Â | Â |
   <200 | 46(57.5) | 112(27.3) | 0.001 |
   > = 200 | 34(42.5) | 299(72.7) |  |
On antiretroviral therapy | Â | Â | 0.001 |
   Yes | 93(75.6) | 464(100) |  |
   NO | 30(24.4) | 0 |  |