Research Article

Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Adult Patients Attending Public Health Facilities in Motta Town, East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 2

Health related information of adult HIV patients in Motta administrative town, April, 2017.

Health related variablesFrequencyPercent (%)

Working status of the respondentWorking40598.8
Other51.2

Taking Cotrimoxazole prophylaxisYes13733.4
No27366.6

Duration of Cotrimoxazole≤ 5 years11667.0
>5years2133.0

Side effect of CotrimoxazoleYes163.9
No12129.5

INH preventive therapyYes307.3
No38092.7

INH side effectYes30.7
No276.8

ART regimenAZT-3TC-NVP19246.8
AZT-3TC-EFV307.3
TDF-3TC-NVP338.5
TDF-3TC-EFV14836.1
Other/second line51.2

ART duration6-18 months5012.2
19-42 months12630.7
≥43 months23457.1

Side effect of ARTYes225.4
No38894.6

WHO stageT-140598.8
T-241
WHO-110.2

Opportunity infectionYes4210.2
No36889.8

Follow-up intervalMonthly37691.7
Every 2 months3333.8
Others10.2

Supplementary feedingYes5713.9
No35386.1

Baseline CD4<200 cells/mm314936.3

200-349 cells/mm313132.0
350-499 cells/mm37017.1
≥500 cells/mm36014.6

Current CD4<200 cells/mm3389.3
200-349 cells/mm36916.8
350-499 cells/mm39723.7
≥500 cells/mm320650.2

AdherenceGood39295.6
Fair102.4
Poor82.0