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These factors include the patient\u2019s socio-economic background, age, gender, presenting symptoms, comorbidities, laboratory findings and, in particular, non-adherence versus adherence to therapy.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Data were collected from all adult patients admitted to Kalafong Hospital with laboratory confirmed cryptococcal meningitis over a period of 24 months. We analyzed the data by the presentation of descriptive summary statistics, logistic regression was used to assess factors which showed association between outcome of measure and factor. Furthermore, multivariable logistic regression analysis using all the factors that showed significant association in the cross tabulation was applied to determine which factors had an impact on the patients\u2019 mortality risk.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n A total of 87 patients were identified. All except one were HIV-positive, of which 55.2% were antiretroviral therapy na\u00efve. A history of previous tuberculosis was given by 25 patients (28.7%) and 49 (56.3%) were on tuberculosis treatment at admission or started during their hospital stay. In-hospital mortality was 31%. Statistical analysis showed that antiretroviral therapy na\u00efve patients had 9.9 (CI 95% 1.2\u201381.2, p\u2009<\u20090.0032) times greater odds of dying compared to those on antiretroviral therapy, with 17 from 48 patients (35.4%) dying compared with 1 out of 21 patients (4.8%) on treatment. Defaulters had 14.7 (CI 95% 1.6\u2013131.6, p\u2009<\u20090.016) times greater odds of dying, with 9 from 18 patients dying (50%), compared to the non-defaulters. In addition, patients who presented with nausea and vomiting had a 6.3 (95% CI 1.7\u201323.1, p\u2009<\u20090.005) times greater odds of dying (18\/47, 38.3%); this remained significant when adjusted for antiretroviral therapy na\u00efve patients and defaulters.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Cryptococcal meningitis is still a common opportunistic infection in people living with HIV\/AIDS resulting in hospitalization and a high mortality. 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