Characteristics
Frequency
Percent
Eligibility criteria
Only CD4 below 200
318
62.5
CD4 below 200 and WHO stage IIor III with TLC ≤ 1200
162
31.8
Both CD4 below 200 and WHO stage IV
22
4.3
WHO stage II and III with TLC ≤ 1200
7
1.4
Functional status
Working
275
54.4
Ambulatory
222
44.0
Bedridden
8
1.6
WHO clinical stage
Stage I
1
0.2
Stage II
40
7.9
Stage III
451
88.8
Stage IV
16
3.1
Baseline CD4 count
≤ 100 cell/mm
3
212
41.7
>100 cell/mm
3
297
58.3
Drug type at initiation
d4t - 3TC- NVP
197
38.7
d4t - 3TC- EFV
97
19.1
AZT – 3TC- NVP
163
32.0
AZT – 3TC- EFV
52
10.2
Hemoglobin level
<10 mg/dl
70
15.0
≥ 10 mg/dl
398
85.0
Table 2:
Baseline Clinical characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy at Debremarkos Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2012.
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