Food Insecurity, Nutritional Status, and Factors Associated with Malnutrition among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Therapy at Public Health Facilities in West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients attending antiretroviral therapy in public health institutions, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2017.

Clinical characteristics	Frequency	Percent (%)
WHO clinical Stage
Stage I	49	9.7
Stage II	87	17.2
Stage III	241	47.7
Stage IV	128	25.4
Recent CD4 count
<350 cells/μl	388	76.8
≥350 cells/μl	117	23.2
Duration on ART
<44 months	261	51.7
≥44 months	244	48.3
Tuberculosis
Yes	63	12.5
No	442	87.5
Anemia status
Normal	401	79.4
Anemic	104	20.6
Household food security
Secure	327	64.8
Insecure	178	35.2