Table 1.
Baseline characteristics for 551 patients with HIV infection admitted to medical ward
| Patient characteristics | All patients, n = 551 (100%) |
Previous HIV diagnosis, n = 430 (78%) |
AIDS-defining illness, n = 301 (54.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 37 (30–49) | 36 (30–48) | 37 (30–50) |
| Male | 418 (76) | 321 (74.6) | 231 (76.7) |
| Low income | 372 (67.5) | 289 (67.2) | 225 (74.7) |
| Lower educational attainment | 390 (70.8) | 188 (43.7) | 154 (51.1) |
| New HIV diagnosis | 121 (22) | – | 88 (29.2) |
| ART status | |||
| Receiving ART prior to admission | 273 (49.5) | 273 (63.4) | 131 (43.5) |
| Not on ART | 278 (50.4) | 64 (14.9) | 111 (36.8) |
| Abandonment of ART | – | 93 (21.6) | 59 (19.6) |
| Adherence to ARTa | – | 199/366 (54.4) | 83/190 (43.6) |
| Attending HIV program | – | 258 (60.0) | 86 (28.5) |
| Attending HIV program and receiving ART | – | 226/258 (87.6) | 72(23.9) |
| CD4 cell count, cells/μl Median (IQR) |
98 (36.2–98) | 117 (41–310) | 59 (24–131) |
| HIV viral load, copies/mL Median (IQR) |
100.278 (1.505–384.250) | 36.381 (77–216.441) | 179.000 (26.597–622.022) |
| Anemiab | 104 (18.9) | 90 (20.9) | 76 (25.2) |
| Past history of TB | 88 (20.4) | 88 (20.4) | 55 (18.2) |
aAdherence to ART is calculated with patients who had abandoned ART or were receiving ART prior to admission
bAnemia was defined using WHO criteria (hemoglobin < 11.0 g/dL for both males and females)