Compared to other ART initiators, named partners were less likely to have a confirmed TB diagnosis (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] = 0.56; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.40, 0.78; p < 0.001), be categorized as WHO HIV stage 4 (aRR = 0.68; 95% CI = 0.54, 0.85; p < 0.001), or have a CD4 count less than 200 cells/mm3 (aRR = 0.84; 95% CI = 0.73, 0.97; p = 0.015) at the time of ART initiation. Here, CD4 is linked to tuberculosis.