Coping Strategies for Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy among Adult HIV Patients Attending University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Frequency distribution of adverse effects experienced by HIV patients who wereattending HIV clinic at UoGRH.

	Type of Adverse effects	Number of HIV patients	Number of adverse effects
		N ()	N ()
Central Nervous	Headache	190 (48.2)	190 (21.6)
System (CNS) &	Sedation	12 (3)	12 (1.4)
Peripheral nervous	Hallucination	25 (6.3)	25 (2.8)
system (PNS)	Anxiety	42 (10.7)	42 (4.8)
	Nervousness	26 (6.6)	26 (3)
	Insomnia	42 (10.7)	42 (4.8)
	Forgetfulness	26 (6.6)	26 (3)
	Vertigo	36 (9.1)	36 (4.1)
	Tinnitus	14 (3.6)	14 (1.6)
	Back pain	50 (12.7)	50 (5.7)
	Peripheral numbness	30 (7.6)	30 (3.4)
	Burning sensation	52 (13.2)	52 (5.9)
Total CNS & peripheral adverse effects			545 (62)
Gastrointestinal (GI)	Gastritis	38 (9.6)	38 (4.3)
	Vomiting	12 (3)	12 (1.4)
	Diarrhea	10 (2.5)	10 (1.1)
	Nausea	16 (4.1)	16 (1.8)
Total GI adverse effects			76 (8.6)
Skin	Skin rash	21 (5.3)	21 (2.4)
	Itching	44 (11.2)	44 (5)
	Sweating	14 (3.6)	14 (1.6)
Total skin adverse effects			79 (9)
Metabolic	Loss of appetite	69 (17.5)	69 (7.8)
	Fatigue	71 (18)	71 (8.1)
	Lipodystrophy	3 (0.8)	3 (0.3)
	Hyperglycemia	2 (0.5)	2 (0.2)
Total Metabolic adverse effects			145 (16.4)
Others	Anemia	8 (2)	8 (0.9)
	Vision problem	13(3.3)	13(1.5)
	Loss of sexual desire	3 (0.8)	3 (0.3)
	Bloating	5 (1.3)	5 (0.6)
	Crampy abdominal pain	6 (1.5)	6 (0.7)
Total other adverse effects			35(4)
Grand total adverse effects			880 (100)