Table 4 Adjusted association of different variables with malnutrition in PLWHA* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011
Variable | Normal nutritional status | Under nutrition | Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) for all variables (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 198 (92.96) | 15 (7.0) | 1 |
Female | 258 (84.04) | 49 (16.0) | 1.30 (0.53 − 2.94) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 266 (88.67) | 34 (11.3) | 1 |
Single | 23 (95.83) | 1 (4.2) | 0.40 (0.04 − 3.98) |
Divorced | 47 (94) | 3 (6.0) | 0.80 (0.18 − 3.10) |
Widowed | 110 (80.88) | 26 (19.1) | 2.00 (0.85 − 4.33) |
Separated | 10 (100) | 0 (0) | − |
Educational level | |||
Not able to read & write | 95 (80.51) | 23 (19.5) | 1.70 (0.57 − 5.12) |
Able to read & write | 18 (90) | 2 (10.0) | 0.30 (0.03 − 2.11) |
Grade 1 − 4 | 95 (93.14) | 7 (6.9) | 1 |
Grade 5 − 8 | 105 (85.37) | 18 (14.6) | 1.91 (0.62 − 5.88) |
Secondary school (9–12) | 114 (89.76) | 13 (10.2) | 1.20 (0.39 − 3.88) |
College/University | 29 (96.67) | 1 (3.3) | 0.10 (0.01 − 0.96) § |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 350 (91.86) | 31 (8.1) | 1 |
Unemployed | 106 (76.26) | 33 (23.7) | 3.60 (1.63 − 7.76) § |
Poverty status | |||
Very Poor | 128 (82.05) | 28 (17.9) | 0.75 (0.31 − 1.76) |
Moderate | 125 (91.24) | 12 (8.8) | 0.40 (0.14 − 0.95) § |
Relatively better off | 197 (89.14) | 24 (10.9) | 1 |
WHO clinical AIDS staging | |||
Stage One | 49 (92.45) | 4 (7.5) | 1 |
Stage Two | 104 (90.43) | 11 (9.6) | 2.60 (0.53 − 12.55) |
Stage Three | 275 (89.29) | 33 (10.7) | 2.10 (0.51 − 9.01) |
Stage Four | 28 (63.64) | 16 (36.4) | 12.90 (2.49 − 15.25) § |
Good adherence | 432 (88.71) | 55 (11.3) | 1 |
Poor adherence | 22 (70.97) | 9 (29.0) | 1.40 (0.41 − 4.65) |
Gastrointestinal symptoms | |||
Yes | 93 (75.61) | 30 (24.4) | 5.30 (2.56 − 10.78) § |
No | 363 (91.44) | 34 (8.6) | 1 |
Number of previous OIs | |||
None | 332 (95.13) | 17 (4.9) | 1 |
1 | 83 (83) | 17 (17.0) | 3.10 (2.06 − 5.46) § |
2+ | 40 (57.14) | 30 (42.9) | 4.50 (3.38 − 10.57) § |