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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of HIV positive mothers in selected health facilities of East and West Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

From: Rate of HIV transmission and associated factors among HIV-exposed infants in selected health facilities of East and West Gojjam Zones, Northwest Ethiopia; retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Response

Frequency

Percentage

Opportunistic infection at baseline

Yes

159

52.1

No

146

47.9

Types of opportunistic disease (more than one disease were observed)

Herpes zoster

44

14.4

Tuberculosis

23

7.5

Persistent fever >1 month

15

9.4

Chronic diarrheal disease

18

11.3

Weight loss >10%

13

8.2

Weight loss <10%

22

7.2

Oral candidiasis

22

7.2

Bacterial pneumonia

10

3.3

Toxoplasmosis

6

2

Cryptococcusis

2

0.7

Baseline WHO stage

stage 1

155

50.8

stage 2

62

20.3

stage 3

79

25.9

stage 4

9

3

Baseline functional status

Working

271

88.9

Ambulatory

31

10.2

Bed ridden

3

1

Baseline CD4 count (cell/dl)

Less than 200

96

31.5

200–350

90

29.5

351–500

62

20.3

>500

57

18.7

Treatment regiment

1e (TDF-3TC-EFV)

199

65.2

Other Regimena

106

34.8

Change in treatment regimen

Yes

58

19

 

No

247

81

ART adherence

Good

293

96.1

Poor

12

3.9

  1. a1c (AZT-3TC-NVP), 1d(AZT-3TC-EFV), 1f(TDF-FTC-NVP)