Assessing the Impact of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) on Tuberculosis Incidence and Predictors of Tuberculosis among Adult Patients Enrolled on ART in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of PLWH at Nekemte referral hospital and Nekemte Health center followed from September 2009-September 2012.

Variables	Category	Cohort Group		Total N (%)
		IPT Cohort; n (%)	Non-IPT; n (%)
Age Group (n=600)	18-30	102(51%)	199(49.75%)	301(50.16%)
	31-40	68(34%)	140(35%)	208(34.6)
	41-50	25(12.5%)	44(11%)	69(11.5%)
	>50	5(2.5%)	17(4.25%)	22(3.66%)
Sex (n=600)	Female	113(56.5%)	243(60.8%)	356(59.6%)
	Male	87(43.5%)	157(39.2%)	244(40.7%)
Religion (n=575)	Muslim	37(18.8%)	83(21.33%)	120(20.5%)
	Orthodox	73(37.24%)	164(42.16%)	237(40.5%)
	Protestant	82(41.8%)	130(33.42%)	212(36.24%)
	Others∗	4(2.04%)	12(3.08%)	16(2.73%)
Educational Status (n=580)	No Education	39(20.21%)	89(22.94%)	106(18.43)
	Primary Education	84(43.75%)	160(41.28%)	128(22.07%)
	Secondary Education	59(30.73%)	95(24.48%)	154(26.55%)
	Tertiary Education	10(5.2%)	44(11.34%)	54(9.3%)
Marital Status (n=575)	Married	93(48.19%)	200(52.35%)	293(50.96%)
	Single	39(20.21%)	60(15.70%)	99(17.28%)
	Divorced/Separated	26(13.48%)	51(13.35%)	77(13.39%)
	Widowed/Widower	35(18.13%)	71(18.59%)	106(18.43%)

∗ refers to Catholic or Adventist.