Table 1: Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of participants.

Characters Frequency Percent 95% CI
Sex
Male 69 47.9 36.9,56.3
Female 75 52.1 43.8,60.8
Baseline Functional status
Working 69 47.9 40.3,56.3
Ambulatory 58 40.3 31.9,47.9
Bedridden 17 11.8 6.9,17.4
WHO clinical stage
Stage I 31 21.5 14.6,27.8
Stage II 36 25 18.1,31.9
Stage III 58 40.3 32.6,48.6
Stage IV 19 13.2 7.6,19.4
TB-co infection
Yes 55 38.2 30.6,45.8
No 89 61.8 54.2,69.4
Illegible for ART
Clinical 68 47.2 38.9,54.9
CD4 count 70 48.6 41.0,56.9
TLC* 5 3.5 0.7,6.9
Transfer in 1 0.7 0.0,2.1
Total 144 100 100.0,100.0

Cluster Differentiation cells; *Total Lymphocyte count.