Table 3. Comorbidities and co-infections reported by study participants.
Category | Sub-Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Comorbidity | Hypertension | 208 | 39.17 |
Diabetes | 66 | 12.43 | |
Asthma | 28 | 5.27 | |
Epilepsy | 28 | 5.27 | |
Renal Disease | 11 | 2.07 | |
Heart disease | 10 | 1.88 | |
Gastric ulcers | 10 | 1.88 | |
Hypertension and Diabetes | 10 | 1.88 | |
Subtotal | 371 | 69.87 | |
Co-infections | Tuberculosis | 115 | 21.65 |
Bacterial infections | 8 | 1.51 | |
Herpes simplex | 7 | 1.32 | |
Oral thrush or candidiasis | 2 | 0.38 | |
Subtotal | 132 | 24.86 | |
AIDS defining conditions | Weight loss | 9 | 1.69 |
Other* | Combined hypertension and tuberculosis | 19 | 3.58 |
Subtotal | 28 | 5.27 | |
Total | - | 531 | 100 |
* Two or more conditions were reported by same participants.