Table 5.

Changes in body parts and perceptions about current body image among HIV infected patients in Dar es Salaam.

Change and perception	Extent of perceived change
	None	Very little	Average	Very much
Increased body parts
Neck and chin	88 (93.6)	2 (2.1)	4 (4.3)	0 (0.0)
Back of shoulders	83 (89.2)	2 (2.2)	8 (8.6)	0 (0.0)
Breast and/or chest	71 (76.3)	7 (7.5)	14 (15.1)	1 (1.1)
Abdomen	66 (69.5)	7 (7.4)	21 (22.1)	1 (1.1)
Waist	78 (85.7)	2 (2.2)	10 (11.0)	1 (1.1)
Decreased body parts
Face	53 (57.0)	9 (9.7)	25 (26.9)	6 (6.5)
Upper limbs	49 (53.8)	15 (16.5)	19 (20.9)	8 (8.8)
Lower limbs	49 (53.3)	18 (19.6)	17 (18.5)	8 (8.7)
Buttocks	54 (57.4)	9 (9.6)	24 (25.5)	7 (7.4)
Perception about body image
Angry about own body	60 (63.8)	12 (12.8)	18 (19.1)	4 (4.3)
Avoiding some clothing	50 (53.2)	14 (14.9)	23 (24.5)	7 (7.4)
Ashamed of own body	63 (66.3)	9 (9.5)	19 (20.0)	4 (4.2)
Unhappy about mirror image	49 (51.6)	16 (16.8)	20 (21.1)	10 (10.5)
Conscious of other people	69 (75.8)	16 (17.6)	5 (5.5)	1 (1.1)
Bad body shape than before	50 (52.6)	10 (10.5)	20 (21.1)	15 (15.8)
Afraid to mix with other people	76 (80.0)	11 (11.6)	8 (8.4)	0 (0.0)
Perceptions related to social life
Avoiding outdoor activities	67 (71.3)	10 (10.6)	15 (16.0)	2 (2.1)
Avoiding social events with many people	76 (78.4)	7 (7.2)	12 (12.4)	2 (2.1)
Lack of desire for sexual intercourse	73 (78.5)	8 (8.6)	9 (9.7)	3 (3.2)
Afraid to be introduced to new people	73 (76.8)	9 (9.5)	13 (13.7)	0 (0.0)
Afraid to enter a room with new people	79 (83.2)	7 (7.4)	9 (9.5)	0 (0.0)
Habit to exclude himself from other people	82 (88.2)	6 (6.5)	4 (4.3)	1 (1.1)
Avoid going into social gatherings/parties	61 (64.2)	7 (7.4)	16 (16.8)	11 (11.6)