AIDS Research and Treatment / 2012 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
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