Research Article

Could a Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Lead to Clinical Obesity? A Retrospective Cohort Study Conducted at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia

Table 1

Socioeconomic status of HIV/AIDS patients on ART who enrolled in the ART clinic at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in March 2021.

VariableCategoryWeight changeTotal
<5%≥5%
TLDTLETLDTLE

SexMale, n (%)39 (42.9%)57 (57.6%)52 (57.1%)42 (42.4%)190 (100.0%)
Female, n (%)35 (29.2%)54 (48.2%)85 (70.8%)58 (51.8%)232 (100.0%)
Total74 (35.1%)111 (52.6%)137 (64.9%)100 (47.4%)422 (100.0%)

Marital statusSingle15 (36.6%)24 (51.1%)26 (63.4%)23 (48.9%)88 (100.0%)
Married46 (36.2%)64 (56.1%)81 (63.8%)50 (43.9%)241 (100.0%)
Divorced8 (38.1%)10 (43.5%)13 (61.9%)13 (56.5%)44 (100.0%)
Widowed5 (22.7%)13 (48.1%)17 (77.3%)14 (51.9%)49 (100.0%)
Total74 (35.1%)111 (52.6%)137 (64.9%)100 (47.4%)422 (100.0%)

Educational statusIlliterates10 (23.8%)19 (47.5%)32 (76.2%)21 (52.5%)82 (100.0%)
Primary31 (36.0%)51 (56.7%)55 (64.0%)39 (43.3%)176 (100.0%)
Secondary23 (41.8%)27 (50.0%)32 (58.2%)27 (50.0%)109 (100.0%)
College and above10 (35.7%)14 (51.9%)18 (64.3%)13 (48.1%)55 (100.0%)
Total74 (35.1%)111 (52.6%)137 (64.9%)100 (47.4%)422 (100.0%)