Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical profiles and ART status of the study participants in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia.

Variables ()	Frequency	Percentage (%)
HIV-related symptoms 2 weeks prior to survey
Yes	152	29.3
No	367	70.7
Eating problem
Yes	137	26.4
No	382	73.6
Problems
Swallowing difficulty	23	16.7
Loss of appetite	87	63.5
Vomiting	32	23.3
Opportunistic infections in the past 6 months
None	396	76.3
1	111	21.4
2+	12	2.3
Clinical stage
Stage I	483	93.1
Stage II	22	4.2
Stage III	14	2.7
CD4 count
<200	40	7.7
200-499	282	54.3
≥500	197	38.0
Duration of HAART
6 months-3 years	184	35.5
≥3 years	335	64.5
Side effect of HAART
Yes	9	1.7
No	510	98.3