Table 1. Baseline characteristics of HIV infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy.* .
| All patients, N¥ (%) | Patients with CD4 count ≤200 (n = 1149) | Patients with CD4 count >200 (n = 361) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 574 (37.3) | 431 (37.6) | 131 (36.3) |
| Female | 963 (62.5) | 715 (62.4) | 230 (63.7) |
| Age (Median, IQR) | 32 (28–40) | 32 (28.0–40.0) | 35 (28.0–40.0) |
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 305 (19.8) | 220 (19.1) | 76 (21.1) |
| Orthodox | 1074 (69.9) | 812 (70.7) | 241 (66.8) |
| Protestant | 144 (9.4) | 103 (9.0) | 41 (11.4) |
| Others | 14 (0.9) | 14 (1.2) | 3 (0.8) |
| Education | |||
| No education | 261 (17.0) | 185 (16.1) | 67 (18.6) |
| Primary | 681 (44.3) | 490 (42.7) | 178 (49.3) |
| Secondary | 500 (32.5) | 391 (34.1) | 102 (28.3) |
| Tertiary | 96 (6.2) | 81 (7.1) | 14 (3.9) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never Married | 287 (18.6) | 217 (18.9) | 65 (18.0) |
| Married | 606 (39.4) | 475 (41.4) | 124 (34.3) |
| Separated | 288 (18.7) | 206 (17.9) | 74 (20.5) |
| Divorced | 116 (7.5) | 89 (7.8) | 22 (6.1) |
| Widowed | 242 (15.7) | 161 (14.0) | 76 (21.1) |
| Occupation | |||
| Merchant | 75 (7.4) | 60 (7.7) | 15 (6.7) |
| Gov. Employee | 157 (15.5) | 122 (15.6) | 33 (14.8) |
| Non-Gov. Employee | 41 (4.1) | 34 (4.4) | 7 (3.1) |
| Day Laborer | 174 (17.2) | 130 (16.7) | 44 (19.7) |
| Job-less | 402 (39.7) | 303 (38.8) | 94 (42.2) |
| Other | 163 (16.2) | 131 (16.8) | 30 (13.5) |
| Past co-trimoxazole treatment | |||
| Yes | 758 (49.2) | 576 (50.1) | 171 (47.4) |
| No | 782 (50.8) | 573 (49.9) | 190 (52.6) |
| WHO stage at baseline | |||
| Stage I | 92 (6.0) | 76 (6.7) | 15 (4.2) |
| Stage II | 348 (22.7) | 282 (24.7) | 63 (17.5) |
| Stage III | 890 (58.2) | 633 (55.5) | 239 (66.6) |
| Stage IV | 200 (13.1) | 150 (13.1) | 42 (11.7) |
| Weight at baseline in Kgs, median (IQR) | 50.0 (44.0–56.0) | 50 (44.0–56.0) | 50 (45.0–57.0) |
¥
Number and percentages unless indicated otherwise. IQR, inter-quartile rage.
*
The frequency in cells may be lesser than the cohort size (n = 1540) due to missing values on each of the variables reported.