Research Article

Nutritional Recovery and Its Predictors among Adult HIV Patients on Therapeutic Feeding Program at Finote-Selam General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of malnourished HIV patients, Finote-Selam Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, January 2010–2017.

VariablesCategoryFrequency (percentage)
RecoveredNot recovered

SexMale90 (60.0%)60 (40.0%)
Female140 (61.9%)86 (38.1%)

Age18–2988 (38.3%)48 (32.9)
30–3981 (35.2%)61 (41.8)
40–4946 (20.0%)27 (18.5)
≥5015 (6.5%)10 (6.8)

Marital statusNot married41 (17.8)32 (21.9)
Married105 (45.7)63 (43.2)
Widowed21 (9.1)22 (15.1)
Divorced63 (27.4)29 (19.8)

OccupationGovernment employed39 (17%)21 (14.4)
Unemployed191 (83%)125 (85.6)

Educational levelNot educated89 (38.7%)54 (37%)
Educated141 (61.3%)92 (63%)

ResidenceUrban171 (74.3%)104 (71.2%)
Rural59 (25.7%)42 (28.8%)