Prevalence and Risk Factors of Mortality among Adult HIV Patients Initiating ART in Rural Setting of HIV Care and Treatment Services in North Western Tanzania: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 1
General demographic clinical and laboratory characteristics of 740 participants.
Variable
Frequency
Median (IQR) or percentage
Age in years
740
35 27–42
Age group
≥45 years
156
21.1
<45 years
584
78.9
Sex
Male
275
37.2
Female
465
62.8
Marital status
Married
278
37.6
Divorced
160
21.6
Widow
154
20.8
Single
51
6.9
WHO stage
3 & 4
261
35.3
1 & 2
479
64.7
Baseline CD4 (cell/µl)
740
256 132–469
Baseline CD4 group
≤200 cell/µl
258
34.9
>200 cell/µl
482
65.1
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
740
11.4 9.7–13.1
Normal HB
452
61.1
Anemia total
288
38.9
Mild anemia
147
19.9
Moderate anemia
88
11.9
Severe anemia
53
7.2
OI on diagnosis
Tuberculosis
197
26.6
Others
543
73.4
Outcome on ART
Median time (Mo)
740
27 17–37
Dead
86
11.6
Alive
654
88.4
ART: antiretroviral therapy; CD4: cluster of differentiation 4; dl: deciliter; HB: hemoglobin; IQR: interquartile range; Mo: months; OI: opportunistic infection; WHO: World Health Organization.