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Table 3 Bivariate association of different variables with Malnutrition in PLWHA* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011

From: Malnutrition: Prevalence and its associated factors in People living with HIV/AIDS, in Dilla University Referral Hospital

Variable

Normal nutritional status

Under nutrition

COR*** (95% CI****)

Gender

No (%)

No (%)

 

 Male

198 (92.96)

15 (7.0)

1

 Female

258 (84.04)

49 (16.0)

2.51 (1.37 − 4.60)§

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

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Age group (years)

   

 < 30

151 (90.96)

15 (9.0)

0.65 (0.34 − 1.25)

 30 − 39

196 (86.73)

30 (13.3)

1

 40 − 49

84 (85.71)

14 (14.3)

1.18 (0.55 − 2.16)

 50+

25 (83.33)

5 (16.7)

1.31 (0.47 − 3.68)

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

 

Marital status

   

 Married

266 (88.67)

34 (11.3)

1

 Single

23 (95.83)

1 (4.2)

0.34 (0.05 − 2.60)

 Divorced

47 (94)

3 (6.0)

0.51 (0.15 − 1.69)

 Widowed

110 (80.88)

26 (19.1)

1.85 (1.06 − 3.23) §

 Separated

10 (100)

0 (0)

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

 

Educational level

   

 Not able to Read & write

95 (80.51)

23 (19.5)

3.50 (1.35 − 8.02) §

 Able to read & Write

18 (90)

2 (10.0)

1.50 (0.29 − 7.85)

 Grade 1 − 4

95 (93.14)

7 (6.9)

1

 Grade 5 − 8

105 (85.37)

18 (14.6)

2.30 (0.93 − 5.82)

 Secondary School (9–12)

114 (89.76)

13 (10.2)

1.60 (0.59 − 4.04)

 College or University

29 (96.67)

1 (3.3)

0.50 (0.55 − 3.96)

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

 

Residential area

 Urban

432 (87.98)

59 (12.0)

1

 Rural

24 (82.76)

5 (17.2)

1.50 (0.56 − 4.15)

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

 

Employment status

   

 Employed

350 (91.86)

31 (8.1)

1

 Unemployed

106 (76.26)

33 (23.7)

3.50 (2.16 − 6.01) §

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

Poverty status

   

 Very Poor

128 (82.05)

28 (17.9)

1.80 (1.01 − 3.24) §

 Moderate

125 (91.24)

12 (8.8)

0.80 (0.38 − 1.63)

 Relatively better off

197 (89.14)

24 (10.9)

1

 Total

450 (87.55)

64 (12.5)

 

Side effect of HAART

 Yes

34 (85)

6 (15.0)

1

 No

422 (87.92)

58 (12.1)

1.28 (0.52 − 3.19)

 Total

456 (87.69)

64(12.3)

 

WHO clinical AIDS staging

 Stage One

49 (92.45)

4 (7.5)

1

 Stage Two

104 (90.43)

11 (9.6)

1.30 (0.39 − 4.28)

 Stage Three

275 (89.29)

33 (10.7)

1.50 (0.51 − 4.33)

 Stage Four

28 (63.64)

16 (36.4)

7.01 (2.13 − 23.01) §

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

 

Adherence to HAART in past 6 month

 Good adherence

432 (88.71)

55 (11.3)

1

 Poor adherence

22 (70.97)

9 (29.0)

3.20 (1.41 − 7.33) §

 Total

454 (87.64)

64 (12.4)

 

CD4 cell count

   

 Mild

123 (87.23)

18 (12.8)

1

 Moderate

265 (90.14)

29 (9.9)

0.80 (0.40 − 1.41)

 Severe

66 (79.52)

17 (20.5)

1.80 (0.85 − 3.61)

 Total

454 (87.64)

  

Gastrointestinal symptoms

 Yes

93 (75.61)

30 (24.4)

3.40 (2.01 − 5.92) §

 No

363 (91.44)

34 (8.6)

1

 Total

456 (87.69)

64 (12.3)

 

Number of previous OIs

 None

332 (95.13)

17 (4.9)

1

 1

83 (83)

17 (17.0)

4.00 (1.96 − 8.17) §

 2+

40 (57.14)

30 (42.9)

4.70 (7.43 − 11.91) §

 Total

455 (87.67)

64 (12.3)

 
  1. §P-Value < 0.05.
  2. * People Living With HIV/AIDS.
  3. *** Crude Odds Ratio.
  4. **** Confidence interval.