Pattern, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome of Meningitis among HIV-Infected Adults Admitted in a Tertiary Hospital in North Western Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected adults admitted with features of meningitis to the medical wards of Bugando Medical Centre between November 2012 and May 2013 ().
Characteristic
Value median (IQR) or number (%)
Age in years
39 (32.5–47)
Female gender
41 (68.3%)
Marital status
Single
9 (15%)
Married
31 (51.7%)
Separated/divorced/widowed
20 (33.3%)
Urban area of residence
43 (71.7%)
Occupation
Unemployed/self-employed
54 (90%)
Employed
6 (10%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
20.6 (19.1–22.4)
Symptoms and signs on admission
Headache
60 (100%)
Duration of headache (days)
8 (7–14)
Vomiting
38 (63.3%)
Duration of vomiting (days)
2.5 (2–5)
History of weight loss
34 (56.7%)
Fever documented at the time of admission
49 (81.7%)
Altered mental status
33 (55.0%)
Neck stiffness
45 (75.0%)
Photophobia
25 (41.7%)
Kerning’s sign positive
26 (43.3%)
Brudzinski sign positive
15 (25.0%)
HIV status on admission
Known
30 (50%)
New diagnosis
30 (50%)
Baseline CD4 count (cells/uL)
89 (31–226)
Nadir CD4 count (cells/uL) in known HIV-infected patients
55 (15–225)
Most recent CD4 count (cells/uL) in known HIV-infected patients
