Undernutrition and associated factors among adult HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in eastern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Behavioral, clinical, and nutritional status of HIV-infected patients in Eastern zone of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Category	Frequency	percentage
Khat chewing status	No	384	97.5
Khat chewing status	Yes	10	2.5
History of smoking	No	380	96.4
History of smoking	Yes	14	3.6
Alcohol consumption	No	327	83
Alcohol consumption	Yes	67	17
Undernutrition	Yes	169	42.9
Undernutrition	No	225	57.1
Medication adherence	poor	365	92.6
Medication adherence	Good	29	7.4
TB status	No	270	68.5
TB status	Yes	124	31.5
Functional status	Working	255	64.7
	Ambulatory	77	19.5
	Bedridden	62	15.7
Opportunistic infection	No	189	48
Opportunistic infection	Yes	205	52
CD4+ count (cells/μl)	< 200	92	23.4
	200–350	66	16.8
	351–500	87	22.1
	> 500	146	37.8
Anemia	Yes	169	42.9
Anemia	No	225	57.1
WHO clinical stage	Stage I	137	34.8
WHO clinical stage	stage II and above	257	65.2
IPT prophylaxis	No	55	14
IPT prophylaxis	Yes	339	86
Co-tromoxazole Prophylaxis	No	58	14.7
Co-tromoxazole Prophylaxis	Yes	336	85.3
Duration of HIV/AIDS	< 2 years	13	3.3
Duration of HIV/AIDS	≥ 2 Years	381	96.7

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