Research Article

Determinants of Active Tuberculosis Occurrences after ART Initiation among Adult HIV-Positive Clients in West Showa Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Environmental and behavioural characteristics, comorbidity, and nutritional status of the study participants of active tuberculosis occurrence among adult HIV-positive patients after ART initiation in West Showa Zone public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesCases (n = 203)Controls (n = 203)Total (n = 406)

Environmental characteristics
 Patient’s family previous TB historyYes40 (19.7%)29 (14.3%)69 (17.0%)
No163 (80.3%)174 (85.7%)337 (83.0%)
 Owned separate kitchenYes194 (95.6%)199 (98.0%)393 (96.8%)
No9 (4.4%)4 (2.0%)13 (3.2%)
 Use of kerosene as source of energyYes4 (2.0%)3 (1.5%)7 (1.7%)
No199 (98.0%)200 (98.5%)399 (98.3%)

Behavioural characteristics
 Chewing khatYes14 (6.9%)4 (2.0%)18 (4.4%)
No189 (93.1%)199 (98.0%)388 (95.6%)
 Smoking tobaccoYes5 (2.5%)4 (2.0%)9 (2.2%)
No198 (97.5%)199 (98.0%)397 (97.8%)
 Drinking alcoholYes82 (40.4%)74 (36.5%)156 (38.4%)
No121 (59.6%)129 (63.5%)250 (61.6%)

Comorbidity status
 Having asthma and/or diabetes mellitusYes3 (1.5%)11 (5.4%)14 (3.4%)
No200 (98.5%)192 (94.6%)392 (96.6%)

Nutritional status
 BMI category<18.572 (35.5%)69 (34.0%)141 (34.7%)
18.5–25129 (63.5%)130 (64.0%)259 (63.8%)
>252 (1.0%)4 (2.0%)6 (1.5%)