Table 3 Clinical Characteristics and laboratory profile of ART patients in relation to the parasite positivity rate in St. Mary Aksum General Hospital, from March to April 2017 Tigray, Ethiopia
Variables | Â | Frequency (%) | Positive to IPIs, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Start of ART | Less than one year | 11(4.5) | 4(36.4) |
before one year | 231(95.5) | 60(26.0) | |
Current WHO HIV stage | I | 236 (97.5) | 63(26.7) |
II | 3(1.2) | 1(33.3) | |
III | 3(1.2) | 0(0.0) | |
Type of ARV drug | First line | 224(92.6) | 57(25.4) |
Second line | 18(7.4) | 7(38.9) | |
Category of CD4 now | < 200 | 39(16.1) | 18(46.2) |
200–500 | 69(28.5) | 16(23.2) | |
500+ | 134(55.4) | 30(22.4) | |
Stool consistency | Formed | 69(28.5) | 8(11.6) |
Soft | 101(41.7) | 26(25.7) | |
Loose | 44(18.2) | 17(38.6) | |
Diarrheic | 28(11.6) | 13(46.4) | |
Diarrhea condition | No diarrhea | 214(88.4) | 51(23.8) |
Chronic | 17(7.0) | 8(47.1) | |
Acute | 11(4.6) | 5(45.5) | |
Anemia status | No anemia | 215(88.8) | 49(22.8) |
Mild | 20(8.3) | 10(50.0) | |
Moderate | 7(2.9) | 5(71.4) | |
Presence of Parasites | Yes | 64(26.4) | 64(26.4) |
No | 178(73.6) | 178(73.6) | |
Total | Â | 242(100) | 64 (26.4%) |