Research Article

Prevalence and Clinical Spectrum of Liver Disease in Nepalese HIV-Sero-Positive Patients Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Hospital Based Study

Table 1

Demographics and patient characteristics.

Age (years)Number (%)

144
Age, median, range34, 18–61
Age (category)
 18–39105 (72.29)
 40–6038 (26.38)
 >601 (0.69)
Sex
 Male80 (55.6)
 Female61 (42.4)
 Transgender3 (2.1)
Marital status
 Married24 (16.7)
 Unmarried104 (72.2)
 Widow14 (9.2)
 Divorced2 (1.4)
Literacy
 Literate130 (90.3)
 Illiterate14 (9.7)
Employment
 Employed102 (70.8)
 Unemployed42 (29.2)
Opportunistic infection
 TB9 (6.2)
 HCV8 (5.6)
 HCV + HBV1 (0.7)
ART
 NVP51 (35.4)
 EFV82 (56.9)
 Others11 (7.6)