Determinants of Mortality among HIV Positives after Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of HIV patients upon initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Nekemte Referral Hospital, 2012.

Baseline variables	Frequency; (𝑛=416)	Percentage
Gender
Male	174	41.8
Female	242	58.2
Age
Age 14–40	330	79.3
Age ≥ 40	86	20.7
Ethnicity
Oromo	285	68.5
Amhara	105	25.2
Tigre	17	4.1
Gurage	9	2.2
Religion
Protestant	149	35.8
Orthodox	228	54.8
Adventist	2	0.5
Catholic	2	0.5
Muslim	35	8.4
Occupation
Farmer	59	14.2
Merchant	41	9.9
Government employee	73	17.5
NGO employee	11	2.6
Daily laborer	112	26.9
Jobless	104	25
Driver	10	2.4
Student	6	1.4
Educational status
No education	164	39.4
Primary	135	32.5
Secondary	80	19.2
Tertiary and above	37	8.9
Dependent children
Yes	309	74.3
No	107	25.7
Marital status
Never married	40	9.6
Married	268	64.4
Separated	3	0.7
Divorced	29	7.0
Widowed	76	18.3
Employment status
Working	278	66.8
Unemployed	9	2.2
Not working due to ill health	129	31.0
ARV eligibility criteria used to initiate ART
CD4 below 200	348	83.7
WHO stage IV	21	5
WHO stage I, II, and III with TLC < 1200	47	11.3