Table 2.
Individual and disease-related factors of ART patients attending public health facilities of Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 405).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD4 count at ART start (cells/ml) | <250 | 213 | 59 |
| ≥250 | 148 | 41 | |
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| Current CD4 count (cells/ml) | <250 | 31 | 8 |
| ≥250 | 330 | 92 | |
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| Current viral load (copies/ml) | <1000 | 313 | 80 |
| ≥1000 | 80 | 20 | |
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| WHO stage at ART start | I–II | 268 | 66 |
| III–IV | 137 | 34 | |
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| Current WHO stage | I–II | 380 | 94 |
| III–IV | 25 | 6 | |
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| Duration of ART treatment started (in years) | <l | 78 | 19 |
| 1–2 | 42 | 10 | |
| >2 | 285 | 71 | |
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| General health | Worked | 391 | 97 |
| Ambulatory | 14 | 3 | |
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| ART adherence | Good | 331 | 82 |
| Poor | 74 | 18 | |