Burden of Anemia among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adults on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at Hawassa University Compressive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with anemia among adult HIV patients on HAART at Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 244).

Characteristics	Anemia status
	Not anemic N (%)	Anemic N (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	89 (36.5%)	20 (8.2%)	Ref	Ref
Female	82 (33.6%)	53 (21.7%)	2.876 (1.586–5.217)	2.576 (1.295–5.127)
ART regimen
Non-AZT-containing	168 (68.9%)	62 (25.4%)	9.935 (2.682–36.801)	Ref
AZT-containing	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.5%)	Ref	5.216 (1.239–21.962)
TB
No	165 (67.6%)	57 (23.3%)	Ref	Ref
Yes	6 (2.5%)	16 (6.6%)	7.719 (2.882–20.679)	4.873 (1.534–15.484)
BMI
>18.5	144 (59%)	39 (16%)	Ref	Ref
≤18.5	27 (11.1%)	34 (13.9%)	4.650 (2.509–8.616)	2.391 (1.138–5.023)
WHO stage
Stage I &II	154 (63.1%)	56 (23%)	Ref	Ref
Stage III & IV	17 (7%)	17 (7%)	2.750 (1.314–5.756)	3.077 (1.244–7.612)
Cotrimoxazole
No	147 (60.2%)	43 (17.6%)	Ref	Ref
Yes	24 (9.8%)	30 (12.3%)	4.273 (2.264–8.066)	3.860 (1.097–13.576)