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. 2023 Jul 13;9(7):e18279. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18279

Table 2.

Clinical and Behavioral characteristics of HIV positive patients accessing ART at Health centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables Frequency Percentages
Most recent HIV stage Stage I 278 36.3
Stage II 293 38.3
Stage III 173 22.6
Stage IV 21 2.7
ARV drug used TDF+3 TC + EFV 286 37.4
AZT+3 TC + EFV 229 29.9
AZT+3 TC + NVP 99 12.9
TDF+3 TC + NVP 90 11.8
ABC+3 TC + EFV 61 8.0
Most recent CD4 Cell count <200 116 15.2
200–500 315 41.2
501–800 240 31.4
>800 94 12.3
History of opportunistic infections (OIs) Yes 415 54.2
No 350 45.8
Experienced side effects Yes 342 44.7
No 423 55.3
Duration of Disease <1 Year 80 10.5
1–5 Year 376 49.2
6–10 Year 241 31.5
>10 Year 68 8.9
Family disclosure status Yes 463 60.5
No 302 39.5
Family/social support Yes 412 53.9
No 353 46.1
Depressed Yes 346 45.2
No 419 54.8
Perceived social stigma Yes 318 41.6
No 447 58.4
Current substance use Yes 338 44.2
No 427 55.8
Adherence counseling Yes 461 60.3
No 304 39.7