Determinants of Active Tuberculosis Occurrences after ART Initiation among Adult HIV-Positive Clients in West Showa Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Environmental and behavioural characteristics, comorbidity, and nutritional status of the study participants of active tuberculosis occurrence among adult HIV-positive patients after ART initiation in West Showa Zone public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables		Cases (n = 203)	Controls (n = 203)	Total (n = 406)
Environmental characteristics
Patient’s family previous TB history	Yes	40 (19.7%)	29 (14.3%)	69 (17.0%)
	No	163 (80.3%)	174 (85.7%)	337 (83.0%)
Owned separate kitchen	Yes	194 (95.6%)	199 (98.0%)	393 (96.8%)
	No	9 (4.4%)	4 (2.0%)	13 (3.2%)
Use of kerosene as source of energy	Yes	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (1.7%)
	No	199 (98.0%)	200 (98.5%)	399 (98.3%)
Behavioural characteristics
Chewing khat	Yes	14 (6.9%)	4 (2.0%)	18 (4.4%)
	No	189 (93.1%)	199 (98.0%)	388 (95.6%)
Smoking tobacco	Yes	5 (2.5%)	4 (2.0%)	9 (2.2%)
	No	198 (97.5%)	199 (98.0%)	397 (97.8%)
Drinking alcohol	Yes	82 (40.4%)	74 (36.5%)	156 (38.4%)
	No	121 (59.6%)	129 (63.5%)	250 (61.6%)
Comorbidity status
Having asthma and/or diabetes mellitus	Yes	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.4%)	14 (3.4%)
	No	200 (98.5%)	192 (94.6%)	392 (96.6%)
Nutritional status
BMI category	<18.5	72 (35.5%)	69 (34.0%)	141 (34.7%)
	18.5–25	129 (63.5%)	130 (64.0%)	259 (63.8%)
	>25	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)