Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical, medication adherence, and substance use characteristics among PLHIV at selected hospitals’ ART clinics, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 422).

Variables	Frequency (n = 422) (%)
Last CD4 count
<500 cells/dl	215 (50.9)
≥500 cells/dl	207 (49.1)
WHO stage
Stage I	331 (78.4)
Stage II	80 (19)
Stage III	11 (2.6)
Opportunistic infection
Yes	54 (12.8)
No	368 (87.2)
Types of OIs
TB	47 (87.04)
Herpes zoster	7 (12.96)
Current tobacco use
Yes	8 (1.9)
No	414 (98.1)
Current khat use
Yes	14 (3.3)
No	408 (96.7)
Current alcohol use
Yes	126 (29.9)
No	296 (70.1)
Drug adherence (ART)
Yes	269 (63.8)
No	153 (36.2)
Perceived stigma
Yes	159 (37.7)
No	263 (62.3)