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Table 4 Factors associated with longer waiting time to ART initiation, Arba Minch Hospital, Ethiopia

From: Pre-ART retention in care and prevalence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia

Variable

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

P-value

Sex

Male vs Female

0.90 (0.57-1.42)

>0.05

Address

Rural vs Urban

0.98 (0.46-2.05)

>0.05

Phase of enrolment

Early phase

1.36 (0.78-2.37)

>0.05

Rapid scale-up

1.09 (0.59-2.00)

>0.05

Recent phase*

1.00

 

Age group

0-4 years

0.50 (0.25-0.97)

0.04

5-9 years

0.40 (0.42-1.41)

>0.05

10-14 years*

1.00

 

WHO clinical stage

Stage I

0.27 (0.09-0.80)

0.02

Stage II

0.69 (0.27-1.71)

>0.05

Stage III

0.88 (0.38-2.04)

>0.05

Stage IV*

1.00

 
  1. *reference category.
  2. Hazard ratios for factors associated with having a longer time to ART initiation in a cohort of 138 children who initiated pre-ART care during the period 2003–2008.