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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and presenting complaints of patients presenting to KATH from January–July 2016

From: Spectrum of disease in HIV-positive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective, cross-sectional review in Kumasi, Ghana

 

Valid N

Total

Female Sex

245

145 (59.2%)

Mdn Age (IQR)

244

42.0 (35.0–50.5)

Mdn Months since HIV diagnosis (IQR)

205

0.82 (0.23–12.29)

Referred to KATH

189

92 (48.7%)

Constitutional Symptoms

240

65 (27.1%)

Neurological Symptoms

239

102 (42.7%)

Pulmonary Symptoms

240

81 (33.8%)

Cardiac symptoms

240

22 (9.2%)

Gastrointestinal Symptoms

241

58 (24.1%)

Other admission reason

243

15 (6.2%)

Known History of HIV

244

145 (59.4%)

HAART

237

99 (41.8%)

Clinical Stage

244

 

 Stage 0

 

1 (0.4%)

 Stage 1

 

20 (8.2%)

 Stage 2

 

3 (1.2%)

 Stage 3

 

112 (45.9%)

 Stage 4

 

108 (44.3%)

Mdn Hemoglobin (IQR)

230

8.65 (6.90–10.90)

Mdn Platelet Count (IQR)

224

269.5 (149.0–377.0)

  1. Unless otherwise noted, valid counts are provided with column proportions. Mdn Median, IQR Interquartile range. HAART Highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, KATH Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital