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Table 2 Clinical characteristics and reported health problem of patients with HIV/AIDS, TASH, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 511)

From: Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV/AIDS at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Ethiopia

Patient characteristics

Number of participant

n (%)

Reported health problem in EQ-5D health dimensions

Mobility

n (%)

Self-care n (%)

Usual activity

n (%)

Pain/Discomfort n (%)

Anxiety/Depression

n (%)

CD4 (Cells/mm3)

 > 500

138 (27.0)

15 (10.9)

1 (0.7)

11 (8.0)

40 (29.0)

39 (28.3)

350–500

129 (25.2)

22 (17.1)

12 (9.3)

24 (18.6)

65 (50.4)

72(55.8)

200–350

142 (27.8)

21 (14.8)

14 (9.9)

31 (21.8)

84 (59.2)

95 (66.9)

100–200

80 (15.7)

22 (27.5)

10 (12.5)

26 (32.5)

59 (73.7)

60 (75.0)

 < 100

22 (4.3)

5 (22.7)

4 (18.2)

7 (31.8)

14 (63.6)

16 (72.7)

WHO clinical stages (at diagnosis)

I

67 (13.3)

16 (23.9)

3 (4.5)

10 (14.9)

40 (59.7)

42 (62.7)

II

77 (15.2)

11 (14.3)

6 (7.8)

15 (19.5)

40 (51.9)

40 (51.9)

III

190 (37.6)

28 (14.7)

16 (8.4)

32 (16.8)

83 (43.7)

95 (50.0)

IV

171 (33.9)

27 (15.8)

14 (8.2)

40 (23.4)

97 (56.7)

102 (59.6)

Viral load (Copies/mL)

 < 50 copies/ml

440 (86.1)

70 (15.9)

33 (7.5)

81 (18.4)

217 (49.3)

236 (53.6)

51–1000 copies/ml

17 (3.3)

3 (17.6)

2 (11.8)

2 (11.8)

9 (52.9)

10 (58.8)

 > 1000 copies/ml

54 (10.6)

12 (22.2)

6 (11.1)

16 (29.6)

36 (66.7)

36 (66.7)

Treatment regimen

AZT/3TC/EFV

30 (5.9)

5 (16.7)

1 (3.3)

4 (13.3)

10 (33.30

13 (43.3)

AZT/3TC/NVP

28 (5.5)

4 (14.3)

1 (3.6)

3 (10.7)

14 (50)

13 (46.4)

TDF/3TC/EFV

297 (58.1)

49 (16.5)

22 (7.4)

51 (17.2)

146 (49.2)

161 (54.2)

TDF/3TC/NVP

37 (7.2)

4 (10.8)

4 (10.8)

10 (27.0)

19 (51.4)

19 (51.4)

ABC + 3TC + EFV

40 (7.8)

9 (22.5)

5 (12.5)

8 (20.0)

28 (70.0)

27 (67.5)

TDF + 3TC + ATV/r

41 (8.0)

7 (10.8)

3 (7.3)

12 (29.3)

27 (65.9)

29 (70.7)

Others*

38 (7.4)

7 (18.4)

5 (13.2)

11 (28.9)

18 (47.4)

20 (52.6)

Number of medicine

1

208 (40.7)

25 (12)

12 (5.8)

25 (12)

88 (42.3)

93 (44.7)

2

150 (29.4)

26 (17.3)

11 (7.3)

31 (20.7)

84 (56.0)

90 (60.0)

3

91 (17.8)

17 (18.7)

8 (8.8)

21 (23.1)

49 (53.8)

53 (58.2)

4

43 (8.4)

10 (23.3)

3 (7)

12 (27.9)

27 (62.8)

30 (69.8)

 > 4

19 (3.7)

7 (36.8)

7 (36.8)

10 (52.6)

14 (73.7)

16 (84.2)

Duration of treatment

 < 1 year

4 (0.8)

–

–

–

4(100)

1 (25)

1–5 years

120 (23.5)

19 (15.8)

8 (6.7)

27 (22.5)

74 (61.7)

77 (64.2)

 > 5 years

386 (75.7)

66 (17.1)

33 (8.5)

72 (18.7)

183 (47.4)

203 (52.6)

Adherence

Good

466 (91.5)

77 (16.5)

38 (8.2)

90 (19.3)

236 (50.6)

252 (54.1)

Fair

13 (2.6)

3 (13.1)

1 (7.7)

–

7 (53.8)

9 (69.2)

Poor

30 (5.9)

5 (16.7)

2 (6.7)

9 (30)

17 (56.7)

20 (66.7)

History of Rx failure

Yes

94 (18.4)

17 (18.1)

9 (9.6)

23 (24.5)

60 (63.8)

62 (66)

No

417 (81.6)

68 (16.3)

32 (7.7)

76 (18.2)

202 (48.4)

220 (52.8)

Comorbidities

No

349 (68.3)

47 (13.5)

21 (6)

53 (15.2)

156 (44.7)

175 (50.1)

OIs

41 (8)

5 (12.2)

2 (4.9)

13 (31.7)

25 (61)

28 (68.3)

Non-OIs

121 (23.7)

33 (27.3)

18 (14.9)

33 (27.30

81 (66.9)

79 (65.3)

  1. Rx, treatment; NVP, Nevirapine; ABC, Abacavir; OIs, Opportunistic infections
  2. *Others: ABC + 3TC + NVP, TDF + 3TC + LPV/r and AZT + 3TC + LPV/r