Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
Time since HIV Diagnosis | New | 34 | 31.2 |
<2years | 33 | 30.3 | |
≥2years | 42 | 38.5 | |
On HAART | Yes | 64 | 58.7 |
No | 45 | 41.3 | |
Medical conditions associated with current hospitalization |
Tuberculosis | 36 | 33 |
Pneumonia | 24 | 22 | |
Severe anemia | 24 | 22 | |
PCP | 8 | 7.3 | |
Oro-esophageal candidiasis | 18 | 16.5 | |
Bacterial meningitis | 9 | 8.3 | |
CNS Toxoplasmosis | 6 | 5.5 | |
Cryptococcal meningitis | 4 | 3.7 | |
Chronic diarrhea | 7 | 6.4 | |
GI onset sepsis | 4 | 3.7 | |
CLD, chronic viral | 4 | 3.7 | |
hepatitis | 18 | 16.5 | |
Others* | 40 | 36.7 | |
2 or more comorbidities | |||
WHO Clinical Stage | Stage III | 51 | 46.8 |
Stage IV | 58 | 53.2 | |
CD4 Count at admission | <200 | 49 | 45 |
≥200 | 60 | 55 | |
Days of hospitalization | <14days | 40 | 36.7 |
≥14days | 69 | 63.3 | |
Outcome | Improved | 70 | 64.2 |
The Same | 7 | 6.4 | |
ICU admission | 9 | 8.3 | |
Death | 23 | 21.1 |
NHL, acute viral hepatitis, IRIS, brain abcess, Kaposi sarcoma, splenic abcess, ESRD