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. 2023 Apr 27;2023:8961372. doi: 10.1155/2023/8961372

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of patients with PLLV (categorical variables) between 2015 and 2021 at Kenyatta National Hospital.

Variables Frequency %
N = 705
Age group
1 to 9 42 6.0
10 to 19 43 6.1
20 to 24 22 3.1
25 to 30 31 4.4
31 to 40 127 18.0
41 to 50 240 34.0
51 and above 200 28.4
Age description
Child 42 6.0
Adolescent 43 6.1
Youth 22 3.1
Older adults 598 84.8
Gender
Male 317 45.0
Female 388 55.0
Education
None 4 0.6
Preschool 16 2.3
Primary 133 18.9
Secondary 156 22.1
Postsecondary 88 12.5
Not documented 308 43.6
Marital status
Child 63 8.9
Single 163 23.1
Married 358 50.8
Separated/divorced 40 5.7
Widowed 49 7.0
Not documented 32 4.5
Age at HIV diagnosis
1 to 9 74 10.4
10 to 19 18 2.5
20 to 29 57 8.1
30 to 39 133 18.9
40 to 49 71 10.1
50 and above 28 4.0
Not documented 324 46.0
Years positive
0 to 5 58 8.2
6 to 10 140 19.9
11 and above 194 27.5
Not documented 313 44.4
Baseline WHO stage
Stage 1 244 34.6
Stage 2 95 13.5
Stage 3 155 22.0
Stage 4 59 8.4
Not documented 152 21.5
Baseline viral load
Nondetectable 263 37.3
20 to 999 281 39.9
1000 and above 161 22.8
TB history
Yes 106 15.0
No 599 85.0
OI history
Yes 555 78.7
No 150 21.3
PCP
Yes 4 0.6
No 701 99.4
Cryptococcal disease
Yes 4 0.6
No 701 99.4
Oral candidiasis
Yes 32 4.5
No 673 95.5
Kaposi's sarcoma
Yes 3 0.4
No 702 99.6
Other cancers
Yes 15 2.1
No 690 97.9
Hypertension
Yes 92 13.0
No 613 87.0
Diabetes
Yes 23 3.3
No 682 96.7
Renal disease
Yes 22 3.1
No 683 96.9
IPT status
Completed 401 56.9
Deferred 137 19.4
Start 21 3.0
Continuing 35 5.0
Declined 10 1.4
Defaulted 4 0.6
Not documented 97 13.7
Start VL at PLLV
20 to 199 532 75.5
200 to 499 113 16.0
599 to 999 60 8.5
Start regimen
2NRTI+1PI/r 133 18.9
2NRTI+1NNRTI 545 77.3
2NRTI+1INSTI 27 3.8
Switched regimen at PLLV
Yes 329 46.7
No 376 53.3
Baseline CD4
<500 103 14.6
≥500 28 4.0
Not documented 574 81.4