Table 2: Clinical characteristics of HIV patients who were enrolled for IPT care at Hawassa University Comprehensive specialized Hospital, Sidamma, Ethiopia from January 2015 to December 2020 (n = 483).

Characteristics

Status at last contact

Total

Death

Censored

WHO clinical Stage

1

  I  and II

6 (1.7%)

350 (98.3%)

356 (73.7%)

III and IV

20 (15.7%)

107 (84.3%)

127 (26.3%)

CD4 cell count(Cells/µL)

< = 200

12 (17.4%)

57 (82.6%)

69 (14.3%)

> 200

14 (3.4%)

400 (96.6%)

414 (85.7%)

Medium of current CD4 count = 456 cells/µL, (IQR, 314-661) and 231 cells/µL (IQR, 105-400)

BMI

< 18 kg/m2

19 (7.1%)

248 (92.9%)

267 (55.3%)

> 18 kg/m2

7 (3.2%)

209 (96.8%)

216 (44.7%)

Medium BMI= 20.29 kg/m2 (IQR, 18.49-22.36)

CPT use

Yes

18 (4.9%)

350 (95.1%)

368 (76.2%)

No

8 (7.0%)

107 (93%)

115 (23.8%)

IPT use

Yes

23 (5.1%)

430 (94.9%)

453 (93.8%)

No

3 (10.0%)

27 (90%)

30 (6.2%)

HIV/TB co-infection

Yes

7 (13.5%)

45 (86.5%)

52 (10.8%)

No

19 (4.4%)

4106 (95.6%)

429 (89.2%)

Chronic illness

Yes

11 (47.8%)

12 (52.2%)

23 (4.8%)

No

Hemoglobin

 > = 11 mg/dl (Normal)

16 (4.1%)

374 (95.9%)

390 (80.7%)

< 11 mg/dl (Anemia)

10 (10.8%)

83 (89.2%)

93 (19.3%)

Functional status

Working

3 (0.9%)

333 (99.1%)

336 (69.7%)

Ambulatory

7 (6.9%)

99 (93.4%)

106 (22%)

Bed ridden

16 (40%)

24 (60%)

40 (8.3%)