Table 2.
ART associated side effects, Arba Minch Hospital, 2006
| Side effect§ | Frequency | Per cent | Time to first episode (weeks) | |
| Median | IQR | |||
| Peripheral neuropathy | 48 | 38.7 | 13.1 | 5.9–23.6 |
| Skin rash | 41 | 33.1 | 4.6 | 3.6–13.0 |
| Anaemia | 11 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 4.0–16.6 |
| CNS manifestations | 10 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 3.1–12.1 |
| Hepatotoxicity | 7 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 4.3–12.6 |
| Lactic acidosis | 2 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Abnormal fat accumulation | 2 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Gynecomastia | 2 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Pancreatitis | 1 | 0.8 | - | - |
§ Gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc were not included because it was difficult to distinguish them from disease symptoms