Table 2.
Baseline clinical information of HIV positive patients in public health facilities of Addis Ababa, during 2007-June 2012
| Baseline Clinical status (N = 2524) | IPT Exposed N (%) |
IPT Non-exposed N (%) |
Total N (%) |
Chi-square P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial WHO stage of HIV/AIDS | ||||
| Stage 1 | 357(28.2) | 215(17.1) | 572(22.7) | 0.000 |
| Stage 2 | 487(38.5) | 346(27.5) | 833(33) | |
| Stage 3 | 392(31) | 580(46) | 972(38.5) | |
| Stage 4 | 28(2.3) | 119(9.4) | 147(5.8) | |
| Baseline CD4cells count/μl(mean = 230, SD = 176.9) | ||||
| ≤200 | 570(45.1) | 807(64) | 1377(54.6) | 0.000 |
| >200 | 694(54.9) | 453(36) | 1147(45.4) | |
| Initial body weight in Kg (mean = 53.8, SD = 9.7) | ||||
| <50 | 304(24.1) | 554(43.8) | 858(34) | 0.009 |
| 50–59 | 628(49.7) | 418(33.1) | 1046(41.4) | |
| 60–69 | 208(16.5) | 214(17) | 422(16.7) | |
| >69 | 124(9.8) | 74(5.9) | 198(7.8) | |
| TB screeneda | ||||
| Positive | 0 | 40(3.2) | 40(1.6) | |
| Negative | 1264(100) | 1220(96.8) | 2484(98.4) | |
| On CPT | ||||
| Yes | 1259(99.6) | 1205(95.6) | 2464(97.6) | 0.000 |
| No | 5(0.4) | 55(4.4) | 60(2.4) | |
| OIs diagnosed | ||||
| None | 1082(85.6) | 907(71.9) | 1989(78.8) | 0.000 |
| Bacterial infections | 11(0.87) | 164(13) | 175(6.9) | |
| Viral infections | 25(0.08) | 88(6.9) | 113(4.5) | |
| Fungal infections | 38(3) | 129(10.2) | 167(6.6) | |
| Viral & bacterial infections | 20(1.6) | 13(1.03) | 33(1.3) | |
| Bacterial & fungal infections | 11(0.87) | 8(0.63) | 19(0.8) | |
| Fungal & viral infections | 8(0.6) | 12(0.95) | 20(0.8) | |
aA patient is TB positive, if he/she has at least two of these signs/symptoms: Weight loss greater than or equal to 5% of the initial weight, coughing for 2 weeks, night sweat, night-mar, Loss of appetite