Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
Value at Baseline | |
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Health Facilities, n (%) | |
Mehoni health center | 198 (35.2) |
Ayder hospital | 138 (24.5) |
Mekelle health center | 135 (24.0) |
Alamata health center | 92 (16.3) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 374 (66.4) |
Male | 189 (33.6) |
Age at start of ART (years), mean±SD (n, range), median | 33±9.5 (563,17–71),32 |
< = 50 n (%) | 527 (93.6) |
>50 | 36 (6.4) |
Religion, n (%) | |
Orthodox | 506 (89.9) |
Muslim | 55 (9.8) |
Protestant | 2 (0.4) |
Educational status, n (%) | |
No education | 247 (43.9) |
Primary | 190 (33.7) |
Secondary | 78 (13.9) |
Tertiary | 48 (8.5) |
BMI (kg/m 2 ), n (%) | |
< = 18.5 | 193 (34.3) |
18.6–25 | 342 (60.7) |
>25 | 25 (4.4) |
Missing data: 3 | |
Clinical stage, n (%) | |
WHO I-II | 262 (46.5) |
WHO III-IV | 301 (53.5) |
CD4+ count (cells/μL), mean ±SD (n, range), median | 232±168 (551, 2–1724), 215 |
<200 n (%) | 240 (42.6) |
> = 200 | 311 (55.2) |
Missing data: 12 | |
Hemoglobin (g/dL), n (%) | |
< = 10 | 54 (9.6) |
>10 | 509 (90.4) |
Hemoglobin (g/dL), n (%) | |
< = 10 | 54 (9.6) |
>10 | 509 (90.4) |
Active TB, n (%) | |
Yes | 36 (6.4) |
No | 527 (93.6) |
Initial treatment regimen, n (%) | |
Efavirenz based | 449 (79.8) |
Nevirapin based | 114 (20.2) |