Table 2.
NCD comorbidity, general medical information and health promotion interventions documented in folders of 491 participants aged 10–24 years receiving ART across Cape Town, November 2018–March 2019
| Characteristic | N = 491a | n (%)b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity Information | 268 (55%) | ||
| NCD diagnosis | 30 (11%) | ||
| Depression, anxiety or other mental health condition | 11 (37%) | ||
| Bronchitis, lung disease, asthma or other chronic respiratory diseasec | 18 (60%) | ||
| Cancer | 1 (3%) | ||
| NCD treatment | 4 (1%) | ||
| Asthma treatment | 1 (25%) | ||
| High Blood Pressure treatment | 1 (25%) | ||
| Antipsychotic medication | 1 (25%) | ||
| High cholesterol/ triglycerides | 1 (25%) | ||
| NCD risk factors | 305 (62%) | ||
| Smoking: current smoker or history of smoking | 11 (4%) | ||
| Alcohol, drugs or other substance abuse | 9 (3%) | ||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) kg/m2 | 305 (62%) | ||
| Underweight: BMI < 18.5 | 30 (10%) | ||
| Normal weight: BMI 18.5–25 | 129 (42%) | ||
| Overweight: BMI 25–30 | 80 (26%) | ||
| Obese: BMI ≥30 | 66 (22%) | ||
| Blood Pressure mmHgd | 289 (59%) | ||
| Normal: SBP < 130 and DBP < 85 | 210 (73%) | ||
| High normal: SBP 130–139/DBP 85–89 | 41 (14%) | ||
| Mild hypertension: SBP 140–159/DBP 90–99 | 35 (12%) | ||
| Moderate hypertension: SBP 160–179/ DBP 100–109 | 3 (1%) | ||
| General medical information: Contraception | 18 (4%) | ||
| Family History | 29 (6%) | ||
| Tuberculosis | 20 (69%) | ||
| Diabetes | 4 (14%) | ||
| High blood pressure | 2 (7%) | ||
| Alcoholism | 2 (7%) | ||
| Cancer | 1 (3%) | ||
| Other conditions | 52 (11%) | ||
| Pregnancy | 31 (60%) | ||
| Trauma- injury and violence | 6 (11%) | ||
| Epilepsy | 5 (10%) | ||
| Learning Difficulties | 5 (10%) | ||
| Failure to Thrive | 5 (10%) | ||
| Non-HIV infectious diseases | 185 (38%) | ||
| Non-HIV infectious disease diagnosis | Tuberculosis | 114 (62%) | |
| Sexually Transmitted Infections | 40 (22%) | ||
| Scabies | 12 (6%) | ||
| Pneumonia | 9 (5%) | ||
| Herpes Simplex Virus | 5 (3%) | ||
| Meningitis | 5 (3%) | ||
| Non-ARV medications prescribed in Iast 12 months | 135 (27%) | ||
| TB prophylaxis | 30 (22%) | ||
| Cotrimoxazole | 19 (14%) | ||
| STI treatment | 23 (17%) | ||
| Antibiotics | 44 (33%) | ||
| Steroids | 16 (12%) | ||
| Antivirals | 3 (2%) | ||
| Health Promotion | 93 (19%)e | ||
| HIV-related | Disclosure counselling | 9 (7%) | |
| Adherence counselling | 11 (9%) | ||
| NCD-related | Alcohol counselling | 14 (11%) | |
| Mental health counselling | 13 (10%) | ||
| Healthy diet or weight counselling | 12 (9%) | ||
| Smoking counselling | 11 (9%) | ||
| Substance abuse counselling | 2 (2%) | ||
| Diabetes screening | 1 (1%) | ||
| Sexual and Reproductive Health | Family planning | 14 (11%) | |
| Basic antenatal counselling | 14 (11%) | ||
| Postnatal care & Infant feeding counselling | 10 (8%) | ||
| Pap smear & Breast examination | 6 (5%) | ||
| Safe sex counselling | 2 (2%) | ||
| Medical male circumcision | 2 (2%) | ||
| Other Health Promotion | Hygiene counselling | 4 (3%) | |
| Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy | 2 (2%) | ||
aDenominator = 491, unless otherwise indicated in this column
bPercentages may not total 100 due to rounding
cIncludes asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and other respiratory conditions
dSBP = Systolic Blood Pressure and DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure
eTotal interventions > 93 as some individuals had more than one form of health promotion documented