Univariate
analysis predicting causes of death included all logically
suitable variables, ie, time of death, age group, gender, race,
education, occupation, inpatient or outpatient status, type of
TB regimen, TB sites, CD4 count in category, use of antiretroviral
therapy, preventive cotrimoxazole and fluconazole
therapy, and time of HIV diagnosis. Univariate analysis for
predicting access to antiretroviral therapy included age, gender,
race, CD4 count category, and time of HIV test compared
with TB diagnosis. Variables with a P value ,0.2 in univariate
analysis were included in the multivariate analysis models.
Stata version 11 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX) was
used for data analysis. Statistical significance was considered
as a P value ,0.05 with a 95% confidence interval.