Table 2.
Substance use and anthropometric characteristics of HIV-positive patients attending Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 328).
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime khat chewing | Yes | 113 | 34.5 | |
| No | 215 | 65.5 | ||
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| Current khat chewing | Yes | 88 | 26.8 | |
| No | 240 | 73.2 | ||
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| Lifetime alcohol drink | Yes | 45 | 13.7 | |
| No | 283 | 86.3 | ||
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| Current alcohol drink | Yes | 14 | 4.3 | |
| No | 314 | 95.7 | ||
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| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.5-24.9 | 221 | 67.4 | |
| <18.5 | 52 | 15.9 | ||
| ≥25 | 55 | 16.7 | ||
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| WHR | Female | <0.8 | 15 | 7.9 |
| ≥0.8 | 176 | 92.1 | ||
| Male | <0.9 | 117 | 85.4 | |
| ≥0.9 | 20 | 14.6 | ||
Note. BMI = body mass index; WHR = waist to hip ratio.