Table 2.

Clinical Characterstics of Respondents Among Clients on HAART in Selected Public Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2021 (N=425)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Diagnosis duration	0–5	309	72.7
	6–10	101	23.8
	≥11	15	3.5
Duration of treatment	0–5	339	79.8
	6–10	78	18.4
	≥11	8	1.9
CD4 count status	<=500 cells/mL	249	58.6
	>500 cells/mL	176	41.4
Stopping ART drug	Yes	72	16.9
	No	353	83.1
Taking ART drug as ordered	Yes	414	97.4
	No	11	2.6
Disclosing HIV status	Yes	322	75.8
	No	103	24.2
To whom disclosed	Partner	111	34.6
	Family	76	23.7
	Brother and sisters	10	3.1
	Relatives	53	16.5
	Friends	21	6.5
	Community	50	15.6
HIV status of the partner	Positive	234	99.6
	Negative	1	0.4
Is the partner on ART	Yes	215	91.9
	No	19	8.1
Comorbid condition	Yes	113	26.6
	No	312	73.4
Which comorbid condition	Hypertension	38	33.6
	Diabetes	40	35.4
	Epilepsy	4	3.5
	Asthma	24	21.2
	Others	7	6.2

Note: NB others: tuberculosis and hepatitis.