Table 4: Factors associated with HIV/TB co-infection among PLHIV followed up in HIV care facilities in the Lingwala health zone from 2021 to 2023 (n = 281).

Variables

Cases n (%)

Controls n (%)

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

 

 

OR (95%CI)

P

 ORa (95%CI)

P

Marital status

           

 Married

20(28.6%)

90(42.7%)

1

 

1

 

 Single

35(50%)

88(41.7%)

1.79(0.96%-3.33%)

0.067

1.4(0.58%-4.07%)

0.376

 Divorced

13(18.6%)

22(10.4%)

2.65(1.14%-6.15%)

0.022

0.85(0.21%-3.36%)

0.822

 Common-Law

2(2.9%)

11(5.2%)

0.81(0.16%-3.98%)

0.804

1.18(0.12%-11.13%)

0.884

Remuneration

           

 No

29(41.4%)

65(30.8%)

1.58(0.90%-2.77%)

0.104

1.48(0.55%-4.00%)

0.431

 Yes

 

146(69.2%)

1

 

1

 

History of tuberculosis

41(58.6%)

         

 No

17(24.3%)

189(89.6%)

1

 

1

 

 Yes

53(75.7%)

22(10.4%)

26.7(13.26%-54.06%)

< 0.01

20.84(8.63%-50.32%)

< 0.01

Comorbidity

           

 No

191(90.5%)

59(84.3%)

1

   

1

 

 Yes

 

11(15.7%)

1.78(0.80%-3.92%)

0.153

 

1.11(0.32%-3.84%)

0.865

History of smoking

20(9.5%)

           

 No

54(77.1%)

191(90.5%)

1

       

 Yes

 

20(9.5%)

2.83(1.37%-5.83%)

0.005

 

1.46(0.39%-5.47%)

0.569

TPT

16(22.9%)

           

 No

23(32.9%)

23(10.9%)

1

   

1

 

 Yes

47(67.1%)

188(89.1%)

0.25(0.12%-0.48%)

< 0.01

 

0.353(0.96%-8.32%)

0.059

Duration of HIV (years)

             

 ≥ 10

14(20%)

36(17%)

4.47(1.35%-14.75%)

0.014

 

1.276(0.26%-6.22%)

0.764

 5-9

20(28.5%)

12(5.6%)

19.16(5.5%-66.7%)

< 0.01

 

13.656(2.19%-85%)

0.005

 1-4

32(45.7%)

117(55.4%)

3.14(1.05%-9.39%)

0.04

 

2.530(0.57%-11.06%)

0.217

 < 1

4(5.7%)

46(21.8%)

1

   

1

 

 Viral load

             

 < 1000 copies

49(71%)

192(92.3%)

1

       

 ≥ 1000 copies

20(29%)

16(7.7%)

5.2(2.5%-10.75%)

< 0.01

 

5.34(1.8%-15.82%)

0.002

BMI (kg/m2)

             

 < 18.5

21(30%)

26(12.4%)

2.37(1.19%-4.77%)

0.014

 

3.26(1.07%-9.97%)

0.038

 25-29.99

9(12.9%)

51(24.3%)

0.51(0.22%-1.13%)

0.1

 

0.31(0.09%-1.10%)

0.07

 ≥ 30

4(5.7%)

27(12.9%)

0.43(0.14%-1.33%)

0.145

 

0.32(0.074%-1.45%)

0.14

 18.5-24.99

36(51.4%)

106(50.5%)

1

   

1

 

Adherence to ART

             

 Acceptable

28(40%)

125(59.2%)

1

   

1

 

 Médiocre

42(60%)

86(40.8%)

2.18(1.25%-3.78%)

0.006

 

1.36(0.57%-3.24%)

0.475