Table 4.
Causes of hospitalization (n = 34)
| Cause of hospitalization | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Respiratory Illness | n = 18 (53%) |
| Pulmonary TB | 7 |
| Disseminated TB | 1 |
| Lower respiratory tract infection | 9 |
| Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia | 1 |
| Neurological Illness | n = 5 (15%) |
| Bacterial meningitis | 1 |
| Cryptococcal meningitis | 2 |
| CNS lymphoma | 1 |
| Seizure (cause unknown) | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | n = 11 (32%) |
| Hyperglycaemia | 1 |
| Anaemiaa | 3 |
| Congestive Cardiac Failure | 1 |
| Gastroenteritis | 1 |
| Vomiting Secondary to ART | 1 |
| Malariab | 2 |
| Stevens–Johnson syndrome secondary to cotrimoxazole | 2 |
Numbers refer to hospitalization events rather than numbers of participants admitted, an = 1 not on ART, b n = 2 not on ART