Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon: its associated factors, and consequences

Characteristics

N (%)

Mean age, N = 1866

40(±10)

Sex, N = 1866

 Male

1026 (55.0)

 Female

840 (45.0)

Religion, N = 1851

 Christian

1744 (94.2)

 Muslim

107 (5.8)

Calendar Year, N = 1866

  < 2005

494 (26.5)

 2005–2009

717 (38.4)

  ≥ 2010

655 (35.1)

Cotrimoxazole, N = 1861

 No

420 (22.6)

 Yes

1441 (77.4)

ARV, N = 1861

 No

1426 (76.6)

 Yes

435 (23.4)

WHO stage, N = 1860

 Stage1

297 (15.9)

 Stage2

480 (25.8)

 Stage3

598 (32.2)

 Stage4

485 (26.0)

Marital status, N = 1866

 Single

643 (34.5)

 Married

1012 (54.2)

 Divorced + Widowed

211 (11.3)

Employment, N = 1866

 Employed

1271 (68.1)

 Unemployed

522 (27.9)

 Student

73 (4.0)

Circumstances of diagnosis, N = 1865

 Routine screening

311 (16.7)

 PMTCT program

81 (4.3)

 Blood donation

8 (0.4)

 HIV positive partner

119 (6.4)

 Clinical suspicion

1346 (72.2)

CD4+ T cell count, N = 1866

  < 50 cells/mm3

384 (20.6)

 50–199 cells/mm3

804 (43.1)

 200–349 cells/mm3

392 (21.2)

  ≥ 350 cells/mm3

282 (15.1)

Time of first CD4+ T cell test, N = 1858

 The day of diagnosis

166 (8.9)

 Within 3 months

1661 (89.4)

  > 3 months

31 (1.7)

  1. Results are presented as count (percentage) or otherwise stated. ARV and Cotrimoxazole started at presentation
  2. PMTCT Prevention of mother to child transmission program