Research Article

Anaemia and Iron Homeostasis in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana

Table 7

Anaemia and associated risks, amongst the study population.

ParameterOn-HAART ()HAART-naive ()OR (95% CI) value

WHO/ACTG
 Grade 1 (%)20 (9.1)21 (21.0)2.6 (1.3595 to 5.1458)0.0042
 Grade 2 (%)13 (5.9)6 (6.0)1.0 (0.373 to 2.743)0.9821
 Grade 3 (%)7 (3.2)9 (9.0)3.0 (1.082 to 8.289)0.0346

WHO/ACTG = World Health Organization/AIDS Clinical Trial Group; OR = Odds Ratio, and HAART = Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Reference = On-HAART.