Evaluation of Risk Factors Affecting the Chance of Survival/Death Status among HIV Positive People Under the Anti Retroviral Treatment Program: The Case of Ottona Hospital

Abstract

Back ground:HIV/AIDS is one of the most dangerous diseases of the developing and developed country. Therefore this research strives to the evaluation of a factor affecting the chance of survival/death status among HIV positive people under the anti-retroviral treatment program, in the cause of Ottona hospital. The objective of this senior research was to evaluate the pattern of HIV/AIDS diseases on the age difference, to determine the effect of HIV/AIDS on sex difference and to see the pattern of the distribution of HIV/AIDS diseases on marital status. Methods:The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics; bar chart, chi-square and binary logistic regression analysis. Throughout the study I have used Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) to analyze the data. Results: The results of statistics showed that among the whole sample (87) patients, 27were died. From the chance of survival/death status among HIV positive people under the anti-retroviral treatment program is affected by marital status, WHO’s Stage, Functional status, CD4, TB. Whereas the other independent variables sex, age and weight have no risk on the chance of survival/death status among HIV positive people under the anti-retroviral treatment program by this research. Conclusion:I conclude that many of the patient’s in this study registered are following up ART program. Following ART is the necessary to control the influence of HIV/AIDS and it necessary to survive for a patient who is HIV/AIDS positive.

Keywords: ART, Variables. SPSS, Binary logistic regression, Odds