Research Article

Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Saint Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Comorbidities among MDR-TB patients in SPSH, 2020 (n = 484).

VariablesFrequencyPercent (%)

HIV coinfectionYes9619.8
No38880.2

ART regimen (n = 95)TDF-3TC-EFV9296.8
AZT-3TC-EFV33.2

CD4 count (n = 96)Median CD4 count in cells/mm3 (IQR)163.5 (129.75,197.75)

AnemiaYes13327.5
No35172.5
Median (IQR)13.4 (12.2, 14.5)

Comorbidities (other than HIV)Yes4910.1
No43589.9

Types of comorbidities (other than HIV) (n = 49)Diabetes1938.8
Cardiac disease1836.8
Hypertension816.3
Asthma36.1
Renal disease12.0

TDF-3TC-EFV: tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-lamivudine-efavirenz, AZT-3TC-EFV: azidothymidine-lamivudine-efavirenz, IQR: interquartile range.