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Table 3 Clinical characteristics among HIV-positive adults enrolled in ART clinics in Zimbabwe

From: Malnutrition status and associated factors among HIV-positive patients enrolled in ART clinics in Zimbabwe

Characteristic

n

N

%

(95% CI)

Experienced diarrhoea in the past 2 weeks

 No

1,077

1,242

86.7

(84.7–88.5)

 Yes

165

1,242

13.3

(11.5–15.3)

ART status

 No

90

1,242

7.3

(5.9–8.8)

 Yes

1,152

1,242

92.8

(91.2–94.1)

Duration on ART in years

  < 1

248

1,152

21.5

(19.2–24.0)

 1–2

306

1,152

26.6

(24.1–29.2)

 3–4

339

1,152

29.4

(26.9–32.1)

 5–6

168

1,152

14.6

(12.7–16.7)

  > 6

91

1,152

7.9

(6.5–9.6)

  Median (IQR)

 

1,152

3 (1.1–4.3)

 

ART adherence in the past month

  < 95%

83

1,139

7.3

(5.9–9.0)

  ≥ 95%

1,056

1,139

92.7

(91.0–94.1)

 Missing

13

1,152

1.1

-

History of TB treatment

 No

894

1,238

72.2

(69.6–74.6)

 Yes

344

1,238

27.8

(25.4–30.4)

 Missing

4

1,242

0.3

-

Current WHO stage

 I/II

464

1,045

44.4

(41.4–47.4)

 III/IV

581

1,045

55.6

(52.6–58.6)

 Missing

197

1,242

15.9

-

Current CD4 cell counta

  ≤ 50

26

349

7.5

(5.1–10.7)

 51–200

75

349

21.5

(17.5–26.1)

 201–350

75

349

21.5

(17.5–26.1)

 351–500

78

349

22.4

(18.3–27.0)

  > 500

95

349

27.2

(22.8–32.2)

 Missing

893

1,242

71.9

-

  Median (IQR)

 

349

348 (174–510)

 
  1. HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, ART antiretroviral therapy, IQR interquartile range, WHO World Health Organization
  2. aCurrent CD4 cell count was taken as a CD4 cell count obtained with 6 months from date of data collection