Table 2.
Clinical & non-clinical characteristics of HIV infected people enrolled in ART care in Southwest Ethiopia from 2003 to 2015
| Variable | Children (N = 399) | Adult (N = 4900) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age in years | < 1 | 21 (5.3) | – |
| 1- < 5 | 146 (36.6) | – | |
| 5- < 15 | 232 (58.1) | – | |
| 15- < 25 | – | 711 (14.5) | |
| 25- < 50 | – | 3937 (80.3) | |
| 50+ | – | 252 (5.2) | |
| Median (range) age in years | 6 (< 1–14) | 30 (15–81) | |
| ART follow up time in months, median (range) | 40 (0–116) | 49 (0–137) | |
| Estimated survival time in months, median (95%CI) | 104.2 (99.8–108.5) | 121.9 (120.3–123.5) | |
| Sex | Male | 209 (52.4) | 1971 (40.2) |
| Female | 190 (47.6) | 2929 (59.8) | |
| Marital status | Never married | – | 897 (18.3) |
| Married | – | 2094 (42.7) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | – | 1311 (26.8) | |
| Missing | – | 598 (12.2) | |
| Education | No education | – | 945 (19.3) |
| Primary | – | 1687 (34.4) | |
| Secondary and above | – | 1685 (34.4) | |
| Missing | – | 583 (11.9) | |
| Religion | Muslim | 47 (11.8) | 1402 (28.6) |
| Christianb | 133 (33.3) | 2893 (59) | |
| Missing | 219 (54.9) | 605 (12.3) | |
| Baseline WHO classification | 1 or 2 | 108 (27.1) | 1355 (27.7) |
| 3 or 4 | 110 (27.6) | 1608 (32.8) | |
| Missing | 181 (45.3) | 1937 (39.5) | |
| Baseline CD4 count category | No damage | 72 (20.6) | – |
| Moderate or severe damage | 277 (79.4) | – | |
| Median (range) CD4 count | 282 (0–2250) | – | |
| Baseline CD4 count (cells/mm3) | < 200 | 156 (39.1) | 3275 (66.8) |
| ≥ 200 | 193 (48.4) | 1174 (24) | |
| Missing | 50 (12.5) | 451 (9.2) | |
| Median (range) | 282 (0–2250) | 156 (0–1313) | |
| History of Tb/HIV co-infection | No | 285 (71.4) | 3533 (72.1) |
| Yes | 114 (28.6) | 1367 (27.9) | |
| ARV adherence | Good | 319 (79.9) | 4064 (82.9) |
| Fair or poor | 80 (20.1) | 836 (17.1) | |
| Cotrimoxazole adherence | Good | 315 (78.9) | 4119 (84) |
| Fair or poor | 84 (21.1) | 762 (15.6) | |
| Missing | – | 19 (0.4) | |
| History of HIV testing | Yes | 399 (100) | 2860 (58.4) |
| No | 0 (0) | 2040 (41.6) | |
| ART shift | No | 214 (97.7) | 3190 (65.1) |
| Yes | 5 (2.3) | 29 (0.6) | |
| Missing | 180 (45.1) | 1681 (34.3) | |
| Baseline functional status | Appropriate | 170 (42.6) | – |
| Delay or regression | 229 (57.4) | – | |
| Baseline functional status | Work or Ambulatory | – | 3064 (62.5) |
| Bedridden | – | 1437 (29.3) | |
| Missing | – | 399 (8.1) | |
| Timing to HIV care presentation | Early | 162 (40.6) | 894 (18.2) |
| Late | 215 (53.9) | 1788 (36.5) | |
| Missing | 22 (5.5) | 2218 (45.3) | |
| Baseline CD4 count in cells/mm3 by HIV care enrollment period (median (range)) | enrolled in 2003–11 | 273 (0–2000) | 119 (0–1641) |
| enrolled in 2012 and after | 368 (3–2247) | 178 (0–1638) | |
aOrthodox, Catholic, Protestant