Table 2.

Behavioral, clinical, and nutritional status of HIV-infected patients in Eastern zone of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Category	Frequency	percentage
Khat chewing status	No	384	97.5
	Yes	10	2.5
History of smoking	No	380	96.4
	Yes	14	3.6
Alcohol consumption	No	327	83
	Yes	67	17
Undernutrition	Yes	169	42.9
	No	225	57.1
Medication adherence	poor	365	92.6
	Good	29	7.4
TB status	No	270	68.5
	Yes	124	31.5
Functional status	Working	255	64.7
	Ambulatory	77	19.5
	Bedridden	62	15.7
Opportunistic infection	No	189	48
	Yes	205	52
CD4+ count (cells/μl)	<  200	92	23.4
	200–350	66	16.8
	351–500	87	22.1
	>  500	146	37.8
Anemia	Yes	169	42.9
	No	225	57.1
WHO clinical stage	Stage I	137	34.8
	stage II and above	257	65.2
IPT prophylaxis	No	55	14
	Yes	339	86
Co-tromoxazole Prophylaxis	No	58	14.7
	Yes	336	85.3
Duration of HIV/AIDS	<  2 years	13	3.3
	≥ 2 Years	381	96.7