Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Baseline Clinical Characteristics of VL Patients at the University of Gondar Hospital, 2019 (n=586)
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | Median= 27 years | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 584 | 99.7 |
| Female | 2 | 0.3 |
| Migration Status | ||
| Migrant worker | 470 | 80.2 |
| Resident | 116 | 19.8 |
| VL Type | ||
| Primary VL | 561 | 95.7 |
| Relapse VL | 25 | 4.3 |
| Toxicity During Treatment | ||
| No | 545 | 93.0 |
| Yes | 41 | 7.0 |
| Concomitant Disease at Admission | ||
| No | 417 | 71.2 |
| Yes | 169 | 28.8 |
| Diarrhea at Admission | ||
| No | 535 | 91.3 |
| Yes | 51 | 8.7 |
| Nasal Bleeding | ||
| No | 497 | 84.8 |
| Yes | 89 | 15.2 |
| Jaundice | ||
| No | 505 | 86.2 |
| Yes | 81 | 13.8 |
| Duration of Illness (days) | ||
| ≤30 | 328 | 56,0 |
| >30 | 258 | 44.0 |
| Leukopenia | ||
| No | 50 | 8.5 |
| Yes | 536 | 91.5 |
| Thrombocytopenia | ||
| No | 86 | 14.7 |
| Yes | 500 | 85.3 |
| Condition of Patient at Admission | ||
| Ambulatory | 483 | 82.4 |
| Bedridden | 103 | 17.6 |
| Parasite Load | ||
| Low | 519 | 88.6 |
| High | 67 | 11.4 |
| Treatment Type | ||
| Sodium stibogluconate | 83 | 14.2 |
| Sodium stibogluconate and paromomycin | 425 | 72.5 |
| Ambisome | 78 | 13.3 |