Research Article
Basic Coagulation Parameters among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants at University of Gondar Hospital ART clinic and VCT unit (
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| | Variables | Study groups | | Apparently healthy adults () | HIV-infected adults who were taking HAART () | HAART-naïve HIV infected adults () | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Age (year) | | | | | 18–24 | 39 (39) | 3 (3) | 7 (7) | | 25–34 | 34 (34) | 21 (27) | 35 (35) | | 35–44 | 16 (16) | 41 (41) | 31 (31) | | 45–54 | 8 (8) | 27 (27) | 16 (16) | | >54 | 3 (3) | 8 (8) | 11 (11) |
| | Sex | | | | | Male | 58 (58) | 35 (35) | 45 (45) | | Female | 42 (42) | 65 (65) | 55 (55) |
| | Residence | | | | | Urban | 73 (73) | 92 (92) | 75 (75) | | Rural | 27 (27) | 8 (8) | 25 (25) |
| | Religion | | | | | Orthodox | 93 (93) | 90 (90) | 88 (88) | | Protestant | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | | Muslim | 6 (6) | 8 (8) | 9 (9) | | Other | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 (1) |
| | Educational status | | | | | Unable to read and write | 15 (15) | 27 (27) | 36 (36) | | Primary school | 24 (24) | 16 (16) | 27 (27) | | Secondary school | 31 (31) | 37 (37) | 23 (23) | | Tertiary school | 30 (30) | 20 (20) | 14 (14) |
| | Marital status | | | | | Single | 67 (67) | 10 (10) | 30 (30) | | Married | 19 (19) | 61 (61) | 42 (42) | | Divorced | 11 (11) | 8 (8) | 18 (18) | | Widowed | 3 (3) | 21 (21) | 10 (10) |
| | WHO stage | | | | | Stage I | | 91 (91) | 77 (77) | | Stage II | | 8 (8) | 13 (13) | | Stage III | | 0 | 6 (6) | | Stage IV | | 1 (1) | 4 (4) |
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