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Table 3 Association between baseline variables and hazards of failure (death/LTFU) among ART patients in studied health facilities; October, 2010 to January, 2014

From: Comparison of survival in adult antiretroviral treatment naïve patients treated in primary health care centers versus those treated in hospitals: retrospective cohort study; Oromia region, Ethiopia

Variables

Crude

bAdjusted

HR (95 % CI)

HR (95 % CI)

Baseline functional status

 Bed ridden/Sick ambulatory

2.5 (2.0,3.0)

2.4 (2.0,3.0)

 Working functional status

Reference category

Baseline WHO stage

 WHO stage III/IV

1.6 (1.3,2.1)

1.3 (1.0,1.6)

 WHO stage I/II

Reference category

Baseline CD4 count

 CD4 less than or equal 200cell/ml

1.1 (0.9,1.4)

1.0 (0.8,1.3)

 CD4 less than 200cells/ml

Reference category

Disease stage at ART start timea

 Advanced

3.3 (2.7,4.0)

2.8 (2.3,3.4)

 Not advanced

Reference category

CPT regular refilling

 No regular refilling

2.3 (1.0,5.2)

2.0 (0.9,4.5)

 Had regular refilling

Reference category

Adherence to ART

 Poor/Fair (<95 %)

3.6 (2.9,4.4)

3.4 (2.8,5.2)

 Good (> = 95 %)

Reference category

Facility category

 Health Center

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

 Hospital

Reference category

  1. aAdvanced disease stage is for patients in the WHO stage III/IV with CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/ml
  2. bAdjusted for socio-demographic variables and all variables in the table