Research Article
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 |
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