Table 1 Characteristics of HIV infected patients using ART with gender category at Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia
Variables | Males (No = 68) | Females (No = 117) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 35 (28.2–40.0) | 30 (25–35) |
<25 | 8 (11.8) | 32 (27.4) |
26–35 | 27 (39.7) | 61 (52.1) |
36–45 | 26 (38.2) | 21 (17.9) |
≥46 | 7 (10.3) | 3 (2.6) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 15 (22.0) | 24 (20.5) |
Married | 38 (55.9) | 54 (46.1) |
Divorced | 7 (10.3) | 12 (10.2) |
Widowed | 8 (11.7) | 27 (23.1) |
Work status | ||
Unemployed | 6 (8.8) | 14 (11.9) |
Government | 16 (23.5) | 14 (11.9) |
Private | 43 (63.2) | 53 (25.6) |
Student | 3 (4.4) | 6 (5.1) |
A housewife | – | 30 (29.0) |
Physical exercise | ||
Sedentary | 25 (36.7) | 57 (48.7) |
Moderate | 38 (55.9) | 59 (50.4) |
Vigorous | 5 (7.3) | 1 (0.8) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.2 (3.2) | 22.2 (3.7) |
<18.5 | 4 (5.9) | 21 (17.9) |
18.5–24.9 | 50 (73.5) | 75 (64.1) |
≥25 | 14 (20.6) | 21 (17.9) |
CD4, cells/µl, median (IQR) | 340 (200–486) | 433 (326–572) |
<200 | 14 (20.6) | 10 (8.5) |
200–400 | 25 (36.7) | 32 (27.4) |
≥400 | 29 (42.7) | 75 (64.1) |
WHO clinical stage | ||
I | 21 (30.9) | 37 (31.6) |
II | 13 (19.1) | 21 (17.9) |
III | 29 (42.6) | 48 (41.0) |
IV | 5 (7.3) | 11 (9.4) |
NRTIs | ||
AZT | 21 (30.9) | 52 (44.4) |
TDF | 27 (39.7) | 32 (27.3) |
d4T | 20 (29.4) | 33 (28.2) |
NNRTIs | ||
EFV | 46 (67.6) | 63 (53.8) |
NVP | 22 (32.3) | 54 (46.1) |
ART duration (months) | 41.4 (19.4) | 45.1 (21.5) |