Variables | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 446 | 96.50 |
Female | 16 | 3.50 |
Age (years), mean (±SD) = 26.47 (±9.19) | ||
≤ 10 | 8 | 1.73 |
11–20 | 121 | 26.19 |
21–30 | 223 | 48.27 |
31–40 | 71 | 15.37 |
41–50 | 28 | 6.06 |
≥ 51 | 11 | 2.38 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 440 | 95.24 |
Muslim | 21 | 4.55 |
Protestant | 1 | 0.22 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 315 | 68.33 |
Tigray | 125 | 27.11 |
Kimant | 10 | 2.17 |
Oromo | 5 | 1.08 |
Others | 6 | 1.30 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 230 | 49.78 |
Rural | 232 | 50.22 |
Education level | ||
Not read and write | 230 | 49.80 |
Read and write | 51 | 11.00 |
First cycle (1–8) & above | 181 | 39.20 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 313 | 67.75 |
Married | 97 | 21.00 |
Divorced | 52 | 11.26 |
Employment | ||
Farmer | 221 | 47.84 |
Daily laborer | 138 | 29.87 |
Government employed | 8 | 1.73 |
Non government employed | 15 | 3.25 |
Merchant | 74 | 16.02 |
Housewife | 6 | 1.29 |
CD4+ count (mg/dl), mean (114.41) | ||
< 100 | 314 | 67.97 |
≥ 100 | 148 | 32.03 |
Observed Hb, mean (±SD) = 8.54 (±2.15) | ||
< 8.54 | 225 | 48.7 |
≥ 8.54 | 231 | 50.0 |
Adjusted Hb, mean (±SD) = 8.29 (±2.14) | ||
< 8.29 | 220 | 47.6 |
≥ 8.29 | 236 | 51.1 |
Spleen size, mean (±SD) = 7.66 (±4.88) | ||
< 15 | 346 | 74.9 |
≥ 15 | 35 | 7.6 |
Duration of ART for HIV-VL patients | ||
Not started | 32 | 39.02 |
< 12 months | 11 | 13.41 |
12–36 months | 19 | 23.17 |
≥ 37 | 20 | 24.39 |
Duration of VL treatment | ||
≤ 5 days | 172 | 37.23 |
6–15 days | 98 | 21.21 |
≥ 16 days | 192 | 41.56 |