Table 2.
Reproductive and clinical characteristics of HIV positive women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 1418)
| Reproductive and clinical history |
HAART users (n = 770) |
HAART naïves (n = 648) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
|
Nadir CD4 count |
|
|
|
| 0-199 cells/mm3 |
466 (79.2) |
97 (20.8) |
563 (39.7) |
| 200-349 cells/mm3 |
225 (45.9) |
265 (54.1) |
490 (34.6) |
| 350+ cells/mm3 |
79 (21.6) |
286 (78.4) |
365 (25.7) |
|
Current CD4 count |
|
|
|
| 0-199 cells/mm3 |
125 (64.4) |
69 (35.6) |
194 (13.7) |
| 200-349 cells/mm3 |
223 (49) |
232 (51) |
455 (32.1) |
| 350+ cells/mm3 |
422 (55) |
347 (45) |
769 (54.2) |
| WHO stage of Disease |
|
|
|
| Stage I/II |
363 (42) |
500 (58) |
863 (60.9) |
| Stage III/IV |
407 (73.3) |
148 (26.7) |
555 (39.1) |
|
Presence of partner |
|
|
|
| Yes |
560 (56.2) |
437 (43.8) |
997 (70.3) |
| No |
210 (50) |
211 (50) |
421 (29.7) |
|
Partner tested (n = 997) |
|
|
|
| Yes |
479 (59) |
337 (41) |
816 (81.8) |
| No |
47 (48) |
50 (52) |
97 (9.7) |
| I do not know |
34 (40) |
50 (60) |
84 (8.4) |
|
Test result of current partner (n = 816) |
|
|
|
| Positive |
347 (58) |
255 (42) |
602 (73.8) |
| Negative |
119 (60) |
73 (40) |
199 (24.4) |
| I do not know |
13 (87) |
2 (13) |
15 (1.8) |
|
Child tested (n = 990) |
|
|
|
| Yes |
377 (58) |
273 (42) |
650 (65.6) |
| No |
175 (51) |
165 (40) |
340 (34.3) |
|
Disclose HIV status to anybody |
|
|
|
| Yes |
722 (56.3) |
558 (43.7) |
1280 (90.3) |
| No |
48 (34.7) |
90 (65.3) |
138 (9.7) |
|
Disclosed HIV status to husband (n = 997) |
|
|
|
| Yes |
507 (59) |
352 (41) |
859 (86.2) |
| No |
53 (38.4) |
85 (61.6) |
138 (13.8) |
|
Number of living children |
|
|
|
| 0 |
218 (51) |
210 (40) |
428 (30.2) |
| 1 |
260 (51) |
203 (49) |
463 (32.7) |
| 2 |
180 (56) |
141 (44) |
321 (22.6) |
| 3+ |
112 (54.3) |
94 (45.7) |
206 (14.5) |
|
Discussed with husband/Partner (n = 997) |
|
|
|
| Yes |
384 (57.8) |
280 (42.2) |
664 (66.6) |
| No |
176 (52.8) |
157 (47.2) |
333 (33.4) |
|
Discussed with HCWs* |
|
|
|
| Yes |
553 (54.7) |
457 (45.3) |
1010 (71.2) |
| No | 217 (52.8) | 191 (47.2) | 408 (28.8) |
*HCWs: health care workers.