High Initial HIV/AIDS-Related Mortality and -Its Predictors among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Kagera Region of Tanzania: A Five-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 3

Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios of determinants of mortality among patients receiving ART in Biharamulo District.

Variable	Categories	N	Mortality rate	Unadjusted HR^α	Adjusted HR	P Value
Sex	Male	226	7.83	3.19 (1.74–5.84)	4.71 (2.00–11.05)	0.001
	Female	320	2.30	1	1
Age group (years)	18–24	137	2.72	1	1	0.461
	25–34	163	4.66	2.12 (0.91–7.11)	1.82 (0.81–9.87)
	35–44	188	4.43	2.00 (0.89–10.17)	1.76 (0.88–13.28)
	>44	58	4.16	1.96 (0.91–12.65)	1.98 (0.74–15.77)
Marital status	Never married	77	5.25	1.46 (0.63–3.39)	1.70 (0.65–4.87)	0.302
	Married	228	3.57	1	1
	Separated/divorced	155	3.37	0.95 (0.45–2.05)	1.01 (0.52–4.56)
Type of clinic	Hospital	484	4.65	1	1	0.159
	Lower facility	62	1.65	0.57 (0.01–1.12)	0.64 (0.12–2.16)
Residence	Rural	234	2.98	1	1	0.004
	Urban	312	5.96	2.05 (1.14–3.70)	2.16 (1.20–3.90)
Body weight	<45	125	7.30	3.44 (1.62–7.29)	4.99 (1.91–7.29)	0.023
	45–54	203	2.15	0.30 (0.13–0.97)	0.23 (0.10–1.01)
	55+	174	3.16	1	1
CD4 Count	<50	76	9.41	6.70 (2.13–10.45)	5.23 (2.09–10.69)	0.002
	50–199	260	3.51	2.50 (1.18–12.11)	2.12 (1.11–13.26)
	200+	102	1.38	1	1
WHO stage	1–3	239	1.84	1	1	0.001
	4	201	7.28	4.16 (1.91–9.09)	4.19 (1.92–9.16)

^αHR: hazard ratio.