Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects grouped by BMI** in PLWHA* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011
Variables | BMI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
> 25 kg/m2 | 18.5 − 25 kg/m2 | 17 − 18.4 kg/m2 | < 17 kg/m2 | Total | |
No(%) | No(%) | No(%) | No(%) | No(%) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 17 (40.5) | 181 (43.7) | 10 (21.7) | 5 (27.8) | 213 (41.0) |
Female | 25 (59.5) | 233 (56.3) | 36 (78.3) | 13(72.2) | 307 (59.0) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Age group (years) | |||||
< 30 | 14 (33.3) | 137 (33.1) | 11 (23.9) | 4 (22.2) | 166 (31.9) |
30 − 39 | 20 (47.6) | 176 (42.5) | 19 (41.3) | 11 (61.1) | 226 (43.5) |
40 − 49 | 6 (14.3) | 78 (18.8) | 11 (23.9) | 3 (16.7) | 98 (18.8) |
50+ | 2 (4.8) | 23 (5.6) | 5 (10.9) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (5.8) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 22 (52.4) | 244 (58.9) | 27 (58.7) | 7 (38.9) | 300 (57.7) |
Single | 4 (9.5) | 19 (4.6) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (4.6) |
Divorced | 2 (4.8) | 45 (10.9) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (5.6) | 50 (9.6) |
Widowed | 13 (31.0) | 97 (23.4) | 16 (34.8) | 10 (55.6) | 136 (26.2) |
Separated | 1 (2.4) | 9 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.9) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Educational level | |||||
Not able to read & write | 3 (7.1) | 92 (22.2) | 16 (34.8) | 7 (38.9) | 118 (22.7) |
Able to read & write | 2 (4.8) | 16 (3.9) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (3.8) |
Grade 1 − 4 | 7 (16.7) | 88 (21.3) | 7 (15.2) | 0 (0.0) | 102 (19.6) |
Grade 5 − 8 | 14 (33.3) | 91 (22.0) | 12 (26.1) | 6 (33.3) | 123 (23.7) |
Secondary school (9–12) | 13 (31.0) | 101 (24.4) | 9 (19.6) | 4 (22.2) | 127 (24.4) |
College/University | 3 (7.1) | 26 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.6) | 30 (5.8) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Residential area | |||||
Urban | 42 (100.0) | 390 (94.2) | 41 (89.1) | 18 (100.0) | 491 (94.4) |
Rural | 0 (0.0) | 24 (5.8) | 5 (10.9) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (5.6) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Employment status | |||||
Employed | 37 (88.1) | 313 (75.6) | 20 (43.5) | 11 (61.1) | 381 (73.3) |
Unemployed | 5 (11.9) | 101 (24.4) | 26 (56.5) | 7 (38.9) | 139 (26.7) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Poverty status | |||||
Very Poor | 7 (16.7) | 121 (29.7) | 22 (47.8) | 6 (33.3) | 156 (30.3) |
Moderate | 11 (26.2) | 114 (27.9) | 6 (13.0) | 6 (33.3) | 137 (26.7) |
Relatively better off | 24 (57.1) | 173 (42.4) | 18 (39.1) | 6 (33.3) | 221 (43.0) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 408 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 514 (100.0) |
Side effect of HAART | |||||
Yes | 4 (9.5) | 30 (7.2) | 3 (6.5) | 3 (16.7) | 40 (7.7) |
No | 38 (90.5) | 384 (92.8) | 43 (93.5) | 15 (83.3) | 480 (92.3) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
WHO clinical AIDS staging | |||||
Stage One | 3 (7.1) | 46 (11.1) | 4 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (10.2) |
Stage Two | 13 (31.0) | 91 (22.0) | 10 (21.7) | 1 (5.6) | 115 (22.1) |
Stage Three | 23 (54.8) | 252 (60.9) | 19 (41.3) | 14 (77.8) | 308 (59.2) |
Stage Four | 3 (7.1) | 25 (6.0) | 13 (28.3) | 3 (16.7) | 44 (8.5) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Adherence to HAART in past 6 month | |||||
Good adherence | 38 (90.5) | 394 (95.6) | 39 (84.8) | 16 (88.9) | 487 (94.0) |
Poor adherence | 4 (9.5) | 18 (4.4) | 7 (15.2) | 2 (11.1) | 31 (6.0) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 412 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (3.5) | 518 (100.0) |
CD4 cell count | |||||
Mild | 14 (33.3) | 109 (26.5) | 13 (28.3) | 5 (27.8) | 141 (27.2) |
Moderate | 22 (52.4) | 243 (59.0) | 19 (41.3) | 10 (55.6) | 294 (56.8) |
Severe | 6 (14.3) | 60 (14.6) | 14 (30.4) | 3 (16.7) | 83 (16.0) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 412 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (3.5) | 518 (100.0) |
Gastrointestinal symptoms | |||||
Yes | 8 (19.0) | 85 (20.5) | 20 (43.5) | 10 (55.6) | 123 (23.7) |
No | 34 (81.0) | 329 (79.5) | 26 (56.5) | 8 (44.4) | 397 (76.3) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 414 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 520 (100.0) |
Number of previous Opportunistic Infections episode | |||||
None | 24 (57.1) | 308 (74.6) | 11 (23.9) | 6 (33.3) | 349 (67.2) |
1 | 13 (31.0) | 70 (16.9) | 13 (28.3) | 4 (22.2) | 100 (19.3) |
2+ | 5 (11.9) | 35 (8.5) | 22 (47.8) | 8 (44.4) | 70 (13.5) |
Total | 42 (100.0) | 413 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 519 (100.0) |