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ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2022

Predictors of mortality among TB-HIV co-infected children attending anti-retroviral therapy clinics of selected public hospitals in southern, Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study.

Jifare Gemechu, Bereket Gebremichael, Tewodros Tesfaye, Alula Seyum, Desta Erkalo

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Jifare GemechuCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosanna, Ethiopia.
Bereket GebremichaelCollege Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tewodros TesfayeCollege Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alula SeyumCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosanna, Ethiopia.
Desta ErkaloCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosanna, Ethiopia. erkde12@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5981-439X

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backgroundCo-infection of tuberculosis and HIV has a significant impact on public health. TB is the most common opportunistic infection and the leading cause of death in HIV-positive children worldwide. But there is paucity of studies concerning the predictors of mortality among TB-HIV co-infected children. This study aimed to determine the predictors of mortality among TB-HIV co-infected children attending ART clinics of public hospitals in Southern Nation, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia.

methodsA hospital-based retrospective cohort study design was used among 284 TB-HIV co-infected children attending ART clinics at selected public hospitals in SNNPR, Ethiopia, from January 2009 to December 2019. Then, medical records of children who were TB/HIV co-infected and on ART were reviewed using a structured data extraction tool. Data were entered using Epidata 4.6 and analyzed using SPSS version 23. The Kaplan Meier survival curve along with log rank tests was used to estimate and compare survival time. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to identify predictors of mortality among TB/HIV co-infected children. Adjusted Hazard Ratio with p value < 0.05 and 95% confidence interval was considered statistically significant.

resultA total of 284 TB/HIV co-infected children were included in the study. Among these, 35 (12.3%) of them died during the study period. The overall mortality rate was 2.78 (95%CI = 1.98-3.99) per 100 child years of observation. The predictors of mortality were anemia (AHR = 3.6; 95%CI: 1.39-9.31), fair or poor ART drug adherence (AHR = 2.9; 95%CI = 1.15-7.43), extrapulmonary TB (AHR = 3.9; 95%CI: 1.34-11.45) and TB drug resistance (AHR = 5.7; 95%CI: 2.07-15.96).

conclusionMortality rate of TB/HIV co-infected children in selected public hospitals in SNNPR, Ethiopia was documented as 2.78 per child years of observation as a result of this study. Moreover, Anemia, drug resistant tuberculosis, extrapulmonary TB and poor adherence to ART drugs were identified as the predictors of mortality among these children.

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