Food Insecurity among People Living with HIV/AIDS on ART Follower at Public Hospitals of Western Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical profiles, nutritional, and ART status among people living with HIV/AIDS on follow up at public hospitals of western Ethiopia, 2019 ().

Variables		Category	Frequency ()
WHO clinical stage		1st stage	245 (58.9%)
		2nd stage	58 (13.9%)
		3rd stage	102 (24.5%)
		4th stage	11 (2.6%)
		Total	416
CD4+T cell count		<200 cells/ul	34 (8.2%)
		200-350 cells/ul	114 (27.4%)
		351-500 cells/ul	136 (32.7%)
		>500 cells/ul	132 (31.7%)
		Total	416
Body mass index		≤18	265 (63.7%)
		18-24	125 (30.0%)
		25-29	20 (4.8%)
		≥30	6 (1.4%)
		Total	416
Anemia status		Yes	216 (51.9%)
		No	200 (48.1%)
		Total	416
Cigarette smoking		Yes	254 (61.1%)
		No	162 (38.9%)
		Total	416
Current/past OI in the past six months	No		253 (60.8%)
	Yes	Diarrhea	39 (9.4%)
		TB	16 (3.8%)
		Oral trash	18 (4.3%)
		Pneumocystis Carii	64 (15.4%)
		Others	26 (6.3%)
		Total	416
ART regimens		()	73 (17.5%)
		()	202 (48.6%)
		()	53 (12.7%)
		()	66 (15.9%)
		()	22 (5.3%)
		Total	416
Dietary counseling		Yes	353 (84.9%)
		No	63 (15.1%)
		Total	416
Household dietary diversity		Inadequate dietary diversity	391 (94.0%)
		Adequate dietary diversity	25 (6.0%)
		Total	416

Others= (skin infection, Asthma).