Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90 of HIV-Infected Individuals

Table 2

Predictors of delayed initiation of cART among HIV-infected adults hospitalized at Mulago hospital.

Effect		Odds ratio	P- value
		OR (95% CI)
CD4 cell count/µl	≤50	1
	>50	2.34 (1.33 – 4.10)	0.003
District of residence	Kampala	1
	Outside Kampala	1.92 (1.09 – 3.40)	0.025
Karnofsky Performance status score	≤40	1
	>40	1.92 (1.07 – 3.45)	0.67
Outpatient clinic attendances /year	<5	1
	≥5	0.63 (0.35−1.12)	0.11