Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical data characteristics of HIV patients (n = 224)
| Variables | Response | Frequency (n (%)) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 74 (33.0) |
| Female | 150 (67.0) | |
| Residence | Urban | 191 (85.3) |
| Rural | 33 (14.7) | |
| Age | < 24 | 17 (7.6) |
| 25–34 | 41 (18.3) | |
| 35–44 | 91 (40.6) | |
| 45–54 | 57 (25.4) | |
| ≥ 55 | 18 (8.0) | |
| Marital status | Married | 89 (39.7) |
| Single | 43 (19.2) | |
| Divorced | 58 (25.9) | |
| Windowed | 34 (15.2) | |
| Educational status | Tertiary school (> 12) | 27 (12.1) |
| Secondary school (9–12) | 66 (29.5) | |
| Primary school (1–8) | 88 (39.3) | |
| No formal education | 43 (19.2) | |
| Occupation | Employed | 63 (28.1) |
| Dailey laborer | 78 (34.8) | |
| Housewife | 34 (15.2) | |
| Merchant | 41 (18.3) | |
| Othersa | 8 (3.6) | |
| History of hospitalization | Yes | 56 (25.0) |
| No | 168 (75.0) | |
| History of catheterization | Yes | 27 (12.1) |
| No | 197 (87.9) | |
| IV/oral antibiotic usage in the past 3 months | Yes | 75 (33.5) |
| No | 149 (66.5) | |
| Presence of other chronic disease | Yes | 20 (8.9) |
| No | 204 (91.1) | |
| Recent CD4+level | < 200 cells/mm3 | 25 (11.2) |
| ≥ 200 cells/ mm3 | 199 (88.8) | |
| Recent viral load level | Detected | 22 (9.8) |
| Not detected | 202 (90.2) | |
| ART status | Pre – ART | 12 (5.4) |
| On –ART | 212 (94.6) | |
| ART adherence | Poor | 20 (8.9) |
| Good | 192 (85.7) | |
| History of UTIs | Yes | 30 (13.4) |
| No | 194 (86.6) | |
| Clinical case | Symptomatic | 30 (13.4) |
| Asymptomatic | 194 (86.6) | |
| Fever (> 38 0c) | Yes | 27 (12.1) |
| No | 197 (87.9) | |
| Dysuria | Yes | 19 (8.5) |
| No | 205 (91.5) | |
| Frequency of urination | Yes | 26 (11.6) |
| No | 198 (88.4) | |
| Suprapubic tenderness | Yes | 20 (8.9) |
| No | 204 (91.1) | |
| Urgency of urination | Yes | 20 (8.9) |
| No | 204 (91.1) |
Key: Othersa: students and farmers; other chronic diseases: diabetics, cancer.