Research Article

Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Its Predictors among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Substance use and anthropometric characteristics of HIV-positive patients attending Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 328).

CharacteristicsFrequencyPercentage (%)

Lifetime khat chewingYes11334.5
No21565.5

Current khat chewingYes8826.8
No24073.2

Lifetime alcohol drinkYes4513.7
No28386.3

Current alcohol drinkYes144.3
No31495.7

BMI (kg/m2)18.5-24.922167.4
<18.55215.9
≥255516.7

WHRFemale<0.8157.9
≥0.817692.1
Male<0.911785.4
≥0.92014.6

Note. BMI = body mass index; WHR = waist to hip ratio.