Factors associated with the occurrence of side effects, defaulting and death among patients being followed at the Health Care Worker clinic and general clinic in Zomba Central Hospital.

<p>*adjusted for all other variables in the model.</p

Occupational characteristics of ART patients in HCW clinic.

<p>Occupational characteristics of ART patients in HCW clinic.</p

Treatment outcomes in patients followed at HCW clinic vs. general clinic at time of study.

<p>Treatment outcomes in patients followed at HCW clinic vs. general clinic at time of study.</p

Demographic characteristic of ART patients initiated in HCW clinic vs. general clinic.

<p>Demographic characteristic of ART patients initiated in HCW clinic vs. general clinic.</p

Data collection techniques, study participants and sample size.

<p>Data collection techniques, study participants and sample size.</p

Study Enrolment Flowchart.

<p>Study Enrolment Flowchart.</p

Infections diagnosed among 469 study subjects.

*<p>See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0039347#s2" target="_blank">Methods</a> for case definitions.</p

Sensitivity & Specificity of Associations with Infections.

*<p>LQ  =  Lowest Quartile.</p>**<p>Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios (+LR, −LR) are defined in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0039347#s2" target="_blank">Methods</a> section.</p

Associations of baseline characteristics with laboratory-diagnosed TB or NTS infections: Multivariate analysis.

<p>Severe anemia: Hemoglobin <80 g/L (F) & <90 g/L (M).</p><p>Moderate anemia: Hemoglobin 80–109 g/L (F) & 90–119 g/L (M).</p><p>Mild or no anemia: ≥110 g/L (F) & ≥120 g/L (M).</p>*<p>LQ  =  Lowest quartile; compared to remainder.</p>**<p>There were too few cases with these characteristics to include in the regression model.</p>***<p>There were also no significant associations with WBC <2.0 X10⁹/L or WBC >10.0 X10⁹/L.</p

Enrolment characteristics of 469 study subjects.

*<p>See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0039347#s2" target="_blank">Methods</a> for definitions of inclusion criteria.</p>**<p>Chronic fever, severe weight loss, chronic diarrhea, moderate weight loss plus CD4<250 cells/µL.</p