On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of HIV-positive patients accessing ART at health centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
WHO clinical stage	Stage I	369	44.7
	Stage II	289	35.0
	Stage III	151	18.3
	Stage IV	16	1.9
CD4 count	<200	123	14.9
	200–500	354	42.9
	501–800	244	29.6
	>800	104	12.6
Functional status	Working	694	84.1
	Ambulatory	91	11.0
	Bedridden	40	4.8
Nutritional status	Normal	713	86.4
	Underweight	104	12.6
	Overweight	8	1.0
Drug regimen	TDF + 3TC + EFV	475	57.6
	Zidovudine AZT + 3TC + EFV	200	24.2
	AZT + 3TC + NVP (nevirapine)	80	9.7
	TDF + 3TC + NVP	51	6.2
	Abacavir (ABC) + 3TC + EFV	19	2.3
Encountered opportunistic infection	Yes	533	64.6
	No	292	35.4
Duration of treatment in a month	<12	70	8.5
	12–24	302	36.6
	25–36	289	35.0
	>36	164	19.9
Side effect	Yes	176	21.3
	No	649	78.7