Table 2.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects grouped by BMI** in PLWHA* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011
| Variables |
BMI |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
> 25 kg/m2 |
18.5 − 25 kg/m2 |
17 − 18.4 kg/m2 |
< 17 kg/m2 |
Total |
|
| No(%) | No(%) | No(%) | No(%) | No(%) | |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
17 (40.5) |
181 (43.7) |
10 (21.7) |
5 (27.8) |
213 (41.0) |
| Female |
25 (59.5) |
233 (56.3) |
36 (78.3) |
13(72.2) |
307 (59.0) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Age group (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 30 |
14 (33.3) |
137 (33.1) |
11 (23.9) |
4 (22.2) |
166 (31.9) |
| 30 − 39 |
20 (47.6) |
176 (42.5) |
19 (41.3) |
11 (61.1) |
226 (43.5) |
| 40 − 49 |
6 (14.3) |
78 (18.8) |
11 (23.9) |
3 (16.7) |
98 (18.8) |
| 50+ |
2 (4.8) |
23 (5.6) |
5 (10.9) |
0 (0.0) |
30 (5.8) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
22 (52.4) |
244 (58.9) |
27 (58.7) |
7 (38.9) |
300 (57.7) |
| Single |
4 (9.5) |
19 (4.6) |
1 (2.2) |
0 (0.0) |
24 (4.6) |
| Divorced |
2 (4.8) |
45 (10.9) |
2 (4.3) |
1 (5.6) |
50 (9.6) |
| Widowed |
13 (31.0) |
97 (23.4) |
16 (34.8) |
10 (55.6) |
136 (26.2) |
| Separated |
1 (2.4) |
9 (2.2) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
10 (1.9) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Educational level |
|
|
|
|
|
| Not able to read & write |
3 (7.1) |
92 (22.2) |
16 (34.8) |
7 (38.9) |
118 (22.7) |
| Able to read & write |
2 (4.8) |
16 (3.9) |
2 (4.3) |
0 (0.0) |
20 (3.8) |
| Grade 1 − 4 |
7 (16.7) |
88 (21.3) |
7 (15.2) |
0 (0.0) |
102 (19.6) |
| Grade 5 − 8 |
14 (33.3) |
91 (22.0) |
12 (26.1) |
6 (33.3) |
123 (23.7) |
| Secondary school (9–12) |
13 (31.0) |
101 (24.4) |
9 (19.6) |
4 (22.2) |
127 (24.4) |
| College/University |
3 (7.1) |
26 (6.3) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (5.6) |
30 (5.8) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Residential area |
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
42 (100.0) |
390 (94.2) |
41 (89.1) |
18 (100.0) |
491 (94.4) |
| Rural |
0 (0.0) |
24 (5.8) |
5 (10.9) |
0 (0.0) |
29 (5.6) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Employment status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed |
37 (88.1) |
313 (75.6) |
20 (43.5) |
11 (61.1) |
381 (73.3) |
| Unemployed |
5 (11.9) |
101 (24.4) |
26 (56.5) |
7 (38.9) |
139 (26.7) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Poverty status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Very Poor |
7 (16.7) |
121 (29.7) |
22 (47.8) |
6 (33.3) |
156 (30.3) |
| Moderate |
11 (26.2) |
114 (27.9) |
6 (13.0) |
6 (33.3) |
137 (26.7) |
| Relatively better off |
24 (57.1) |
173 (42.4) |
18 (39.1) |
6 (33.3) |
221 (43.0) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
408 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
514 (100.0) |
|
Side effect of HAART | |||||
| Yes |
4 (9.5) |
30 (7.2) |
3 (6.5) |
3 (16.7) |
40 (7.7) |
| No |
38 (90.5) |
384 (92.8) |
43 (93.5) |
15 (83.3) |
480 (92.3) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
WHO clinical AIDS staging | |||||
| Stage One |
3 (7.1) |
46 (11.1) |
4 (8.7) |
0 (0.0) |
53 (10.2) |
| Stage Two |
13 (31.0) |
91 (22.0) |
10 (21.7) |
1 (5.6) |
115 (22.1) |
| Stage Three |
23 (54.8) |
252 (60.9) |
19 (41.3) |
14 (77.8) |
308 (59.2) |
| Stage Four |
3 (7.1) |
25 (6.0) |
13 (28.3) |
3 (16.7) |
44 (8.5) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Adherence to HAART in past 6 month | |||||
| Good adherence |
38 (90.5) |
394 (95.6) |
39 (84.8) |
16 (88.9) |
487 (94.0) |
| Poor adherence |
4 (9.5) |
18 (4.4) |
7 (15.2) |
2 (11.1) |
31 (6.0) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
412 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (3.5) |
518 (100.0) |
|
CD4 cell count |
|
|
|
|
|
| Mild |
14 (33.3) |
109 (26.5) |
13 (28.3) |
5 (27.8) |
141 (27.2) |
| Moderate |
22 (52.4) |
243 (59.0) |
19 (41.3) |
10 (55.6) |
294 (56.8) |
| Severe |
6 (14.3) |
60 (14.6) |
14 (30.4) |
3 (16.7) |
83 (16.0) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
412 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (3.5) |
518 (100.0) |
|
Gastrointestinal symptoms | |||||
| Yes |
8 (19.0) |
85 (20.5) |
20 (43.5) |
10 (55.6) |
123 (23.7) |
| No |
34 (81.0) |
329 (79.5) |
26 (56.5) |
8 (44.4) |
397 (76.3) |
| Total |
42 (100.0) |
414 (100.0) |
46 (100.0) |
18 (100.0) |
520 (100.0) |
|
Number of previous Opportunistic Infections episode | |||||
| None |
24 (57.1) |
308 (74.6) |
11 (23.9) |
6 (33.3) |
349 (67.2) |
| 1 |
13 (31.0) |
70 (16.9) |
13 (28.3) |
4 (22.2) |
100 (19.3) |
| 2+ |
5 (11.9) |
35 (8.5) |
22 (47.8) |
8 (44.4) |
70 (13.5) |
| Total | 42 (100.0) | 413 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 519 (100.0) |
* People Living With HIV/AIDS
** Body Mass Index