In the final model, statistically significant factors for AIDS-related death, as compared to non-AIDS related deaths, included initiation of ART at CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 with AOR 1.94 (95%CI 1.24–3.05; p = 0.004), ART naïve AOR 1.69 (95%CI 1.09–2.61; p = 0.019) and age <39 with AOR 2.96 (95%CI 1.77–4.96; p = 0.001) (Table 3). Here, CD4 is linked to AIDS.