Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and immunological characteristics of HIV-infected adults who entered pre-ART care of the Integrated HIV Care (IHC) programme, Myanmar, 2011–2014
| Patient characteristics | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 4,848 (42) |
| Male | 6,606 (58) | |
| Age (years) | 16–25 | 699 (6) |
| 25–34 | 4,269 (37) | |
| 35–44 | 4,378 (38) | |
| ≥45 | 2,108 (18) | |
| Marital status | Single | 2,123 (19) |
| Married | 6,521 (57) | |
| Widowed | 1,940 (17) | |
| Divorced/separated | 708 (6) | |
| Unknown | 162 (1) | |
| Literate | No | 1,198 (10) |
| Yes | 10,112 (88) | |
| Unknown | 144 (1) | |
| Employed | No | 2,881 (25) |
| Yes | 8,228 (72) | |
| Unknown | 345 (3) | |
| WHO Stagea | Stage 1 | 2,609 (23) |
| Stage 2 | 1,968 (17) | |
| Stage 3 | 5,220 (46) | |
| Stage 4 | 1,519 (13) | |
| Unknown | 138 (1) | |
| CD4 count (cells/µL)a | < 50 | 1,687 (15) |
| 50–99 | 1,670 (15) | |
| 100–199 | 2,285 (20) | |
| 200–349 | 2,094 (18) | |
| 350–499 | 1,149 (10) | |
| >500 | 874 (8) | |
| Unknown | 1,695 (15) | |
| BMI (kg/m2)a | <18.5 | 3,871 (34) |
| 18.5–25 | 4,262 (37) | |
| 25–30 | 618 (5) | |
| 30–35 | 142 (1) | |
| >35 | 118 (1) | |
| Unknown | 2,443 (21) | |
| Haemoglobin levela | Normal | 3,220 (28) |
| Mild anaemia | 2,184 (19) | |
| Moderate anaemia | 3,285 (29) | |
| Severe anaemia | 951 (8) | |
| Unknown | 1,814 (16) | |
| Hepatitis C infectiona | No | 8,255 (72) |
| Yes | 769 (7) | |
| Unknown | 2,430 (21) | |
| Hepatitis B infectiona | No | 8,268 (72) |
| Yes | 751 (7) | |
| Unknown | 2,435 (21) | |
a
Measured at enrolment; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ART, antiretroviral therapy; 100 PYs, 100 person-years of observation; CI, confidence interval; WHO, World Health Organization; BMI, body mass index; Hb, haemoglobin.