Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of HIV infected patients on HAART at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2012
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
WHO clinical stage (n = 1059) |  |  |
Stage I /II | 396 | 37.4 |
Stage III /IV | 663 | 62.6 |
CD4 cell count (Cells/mm3) (n = 1058) |  |  |
≥350 | 14 | 1.3 |
200-350 | 204 | 19.3 |
0-199 | 840 | 79.4 |
*BMI (Kg/m2) (n = 243) |  |  |
<18.5 | 54 | 22.2 |
18.5-24.9 | 158 | 65.0 |
≥25.0 | 31 | 12.8 |
Opportunistic infections (n = 1060) |  |  |
No OI | 508 | 47.9 |
Candidiasis | 251 | 23.7 |
Herpes zoster | 259 | 24.4 |
Tuberculosis | 228 | 21.5 |
Fever | 49 | 4.6 |
Diarrhea | 63 | 5.9 |
Bacterial pneumonia | 33 | 3.1 |
Other OIs | 30 | 2.8 |