Table 2 Clinical characteristics and antiretroviral therapy condition of the study participants, University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 440)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Comorbidities | ||
Yes | 117 | 26.6 |
No | 323 | 73.4 |
Knowledge about treatment | ||
Knowledgeable | 297 | 67.5 |
Not knowledgeable | 143 | 32.5 |
Knowing HIV status of partners | ||
Yes | 240 | 54.5 |
No | 200 | 45.5 |
HIV status of the partner (n = 240) | ||
Positive | 200 | 83.3 |
Negative | 40 | 16.7 |
Family disclosure status | ||
Yes | 321 | 73.0 |
No | 119 | 27.0 |
CD4 count | ||
< 500 mm3 | 266 | 60.5 |
> = 500 mm3 | 174 | 39.5 |
Substance use in the past 1 year | ||
Yes | 29 | 6.6 |
No | 411 | 93.4 |
Partner in the past 1 year | ||
Yes | 314 | 71.4 |
No | 126 | 28.6 |
Length of stay with a current partner (n = 314) | ||
< 1 year | 67 | 21.3 |
1–4 year | 39 | 12.4 |
4 year | 208 | 66.3 |
Number of partners (n = 314) | ||
One | 268 | 85.4 |
More than one | 46 | 14.6 |
Discussion about safe sex (n = 314) | ||
Yes | 256 | 81.5 |
No | 58 | 18.5 |
Duration since tested HIV positive | ||
< 1 year | 30 | 6.8 |
1–5 year | 172 | 39.1 |
5–10 year | 231 | 52.5 |
> 10 years | 7 | 1.6 |
Duration since on ART | ||
< 1 year | 62 | 14.1 |
1–5 years | 377 | 85.7 |
> 5 years | 1 | 0.2 |