Table 2: Clinical characteristics of the patients attending ART clinic at MKRH, 2021 (n = 133).
|
Variables |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent |
|
Functional status |
Working |
103 |
77.4 |
|
Not working |
30 |
22.6 |
|
|
WHO stage of HIV |
Stage I |
24 |
18.0 |
|
Stage II |
67 |
50.4 |
|
|
Stage III/IV |
42 |
31.6 |
|
|
Body mass index |
≤ 16 kg/m2 |
36 |
27.1 |
|
16.01-18.5 kg/m2 |
72 |
54.1 |
|
|
> 18.5 kg/m2 |
25 |
18.8 |
|
|
Opportunistic infection |
Yes |
79 |
59.4 |
|
No |
54 |
40.6 |
|
|
OI after initiate ART |
Yes |
48 |
36.1 |
|
NO |
85 |
63.9 |
|
|
TB co infection |
Yes |
73 |
54.9 |
|
No |
60 |
45.1 |
|
|
Chronic non communicable diseases during on first line ART |
Yes |
67 |
50.4 |
|
NO |
66 |
49.6 |
|
|
Presence of malnutrition during on first line ART |
Yes |
36 |
27.1 |
|
No |
97 |
72.9 |
|
|
Cotrimoxazole taken |
Yes |
90 |
67.7 |
|
vvv |
No |
43 |
32.3 |