Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of adult HIV-positive patients at initiation of ART in Gondar town, October 2016 to April 2021 (n = 432)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Time of initiation of ART ASM | ||
 Same day | 269 | 62.3 |
 Not same day | 163 | 37.7 |
 Yes | 357 | 82.6 |
 No | 75 | 17.4 |
Partner HIV status | ||
 Positive | 78 | 18.1 |
 Negative | 49 | 11.3 |
 Unknown | 305 | 70.6 |
TB status at ART initiation | ||
 Yes | 45 | 10..4 |
 No | 387 | 89.6 |
Prophylaxis | ||
 CPT | 48 | 11.1 |
 INH | 164 | 38.0 |
 Both CPT and INH | 69 | 16.0 |
 No prophylaxis | 151 | 35.0 |
Adherence to ART | ||
 Good | 317 | 73.4 |
 Fair | 69 | 16.0 |
 Poor | 46 | 10.7 |
Referral site | ||
 Within facility | 315 | 72.9 |
 Outside the facility | 117 | 27.1 |
Baseline functional status | ||
 Working | 366 | 84.7 |
 Ambulatory | 58 | 13.4 |
 Bedridden | 8 | 2.0 |
Baseline WHO clinical stage | ||
 I | 310 | 71.7 |
 II | 58 | 13.4 |
 III | 40 | 9.3 |
 IV | 24 | 5.6 |
Baseline BMI | ||
 Under weight | 112 | 25.93 |
 Normal | 268 | 62.04 |
 Overweight or obese | 52 | 12.04 |
Past opportunistic infection | ||
 Yes | 110 | 25.5 |
 No | 322 | 74.5 |