High Initial HIV/AIDS-Related Mortality and -Its Predictors among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Kagera Region of Tanzania: A Five-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Distribution of sociodemographic and medical characteristics by enrolment period among patients attending care and treatment clinics in Biharamulo District, Tanzania.

Variable	Year of enrolment					Total
	Nov. 2004–Oct. 2005	Nov. 2005–Oct. 2006	Nov. 2006–Oct. 2007	Nov. 2007–Oct. 2008	Nov. 2008–Oct. 2009
Sex
Male	4 (17.4)	45 (44.5)	53 (37.6)	60 (41.4)	64 (47.0)	226
Female	19 (82.6)	56 (55.5)	88 (62.4)	85 (58.6)	72 (52.9)	320
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (44.1)	145 (26.7)	136 (24.9)	546
Age
<30	11 (47.8)	54 (53.5)	77 (54.6)	91 (62.7)	97 (71.3)	330
40+	12 (52.2)	47 (46.5)	64 (45.4)	54 (37.3)	39 (28.7)	216
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (44.1)	145 (26.7)	136 (24.9)	546
Residency
Rural	10 (43.5)	54 (53.5)	81 (57.4)	88 (60.7)	79 (58.1)	312
Urban	13 (56.5)	47 (46.5)	60 (42.5)	57 (39.3)	57 (41.9)	234
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (44.1)	145 (26.7)	136 (24.9)	546
Type of clinic
Hospital	22 (95.6)	98 (97.0)	126 (89.3)	132 (91.0)	106 (77.9)	484
Lower facility	1 (4.4)	3 (3.0)	15 (10.4)	13 (9.0)	30 (22.1)	62
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (44.1)	145 (26.7)	136 (24.9)	546
Marital status
Never married	3 (13.0)	10 (9.9)	16 (11.3)	25 (17.2)	20 (15.3)	74
Married	6 (26.2)	28 (27.7)	64 (45.4)	56 (38.6)	74 (56.5)	228
Separated	7 (30.4)	20 (19.8)	44 (31.2)	48 (33.1)	33 (25.2)	152
Not recorded	7 (30.4)	43 (42.6)	17 (12.1)	16 (11.0)	4 (3.0)	87
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.7)	141 (26.1)	145 (26.8)	131 (24.2)	541
Clinical stage
1 to 3	11 (47.8)	15 (14.9)	49 (34.7)	68 (46.9)	85 (62.9)	228
4	10 (43.5)	31 (30.7)	57 (40.5)	67 (46.2)	46 (34.1)	211
Not recorded	2 (8.7)	55 (54.4)	35 (24.8)	10 (6.9)	4 (3.0)	106
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (25.9)	145 (26.6)	135 (24.8)	545
CD4 count
<50	6 (26.1)	4 (4.0)	15 (10.6)	20 (14.7)	17 (12.5)	62
50 to 199	9 (39.1)	5 (4.9)	35 (24.8)	27 (18.6)	40 (29.4)	116
200+	1 (4.3)	5 (4.9)	33 (23.4)	37 (25.5)	32 (23.5)	108
No baseline	7 (30.5)	87 (86.2)	58 (41.1)	61 (42.2)	47 (34.5)	260
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (44.1)	145 (26.7)	136 (24.9)	546
Weight
<45	9 (39.2)	17 (16.8)	32 (22.7)	33 (22.8)	35 (25.7)	126
45 to 54	8 (34.8)	23 (22.8)	67 (47.5)	48 (33.1)	56 (41.2)	202
55+	5 (21.7)	33 (32.7)	37 (26.2)	60 (41.4)	39 (28.7)	174
Not recorded	1 (4.3)	28 (27.7)	5 (3.6)	4 (2.7)	6 (4.4)	44
Total	23 (4.2)	101 (18.5)	141 (44.1)	145 (26.7)	136 (24.9)	546