Table 1.

Main Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients in Sierra Leone

Variables	N = 155
Gender
Female	92 (59.4)
Male	63 (40.6)
Age (years)	35.9 ± 10.6
Education
Primary	33 (21.3)
Secondary	57 (36.8)
Tertiary	30 (19.4)
None	35 (22.6)
Immunological Status (cells/µL)
Median CD4 count	279 (IQR, 29–533)
≤99	33 (23.2)
100–199	43 (25.8)
200–349	39 (25.2)
≥350	40 (25.8)
BMI (kg/m2)	20.9 ± 3.4
Occupation
Trader	60 (38.7)
Unemployed	17 (11)
Student	16 (10.3)
Driver	6 (3.9)
Teacher	5 (3.2)
Clinical Symptoms
Weight loss	95 (61.3)
Fever	80 (51.6)
Malaise	31 (20)
Cough	23 (14.8)
Diarrhea	22 (14.2)
Rash	15 (9.7)
Lymphadenopathy	14 (9)
Other (ie, night sweats, odynophagia)	<6%

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range.

^aData are expressed as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.