Table 1. Characteristics of patients on anti-retroviral therapy, (N = 1,321).
Variable | Category | Frequency, n | Per cent, % |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 5–14 | 52 | 3.94 |
>14 | 1269 | 96.06 | |
Gender | Female | 831 | 62.91 |
Male | 490 | 37.09 | |
WHO Stage | I or II | 535 | 40.50 |
III or IV | 786 | 59.50 | |
Baseline CD4 cell count* | <100 | 378 | 28.61 |
100–199 | 547 | 41.41 | |
200–349 | 359 | 27.18 | |
>349 | 37 | 2.80 | |
Tuberculosis | No | 1086 | 82.21 |
Yes | 235 | 17.79 | |
Adherence | Good | 1080 | 81.76 |
Poor | 241 | 18.24 | |
Final follow-up status | Active | 960 | 72.67 |
Dead | 44 | 3.33 | |
Drop | 62 | 4.69 | |
Lost | 4 | 0.30 | |
Stop | 2 | 0.15 | |
Transferred out | 249 | 18.85 |
* Measured in cells/mm3.