| |
patients with HIV infection |
patients without HIV infection |
| No. of patients |
No. (%)
with Se deficiency |
No. of patients |
No. (%)
with Se deficiency |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
15-24 |
11 |
9(81.8) |
41 |
31 (75.6) |
| 25-34 |
54 |
47(87) |
30 |
25(83.3) |
| 35-44 |
33 |
28(84.8) |
13 |
11(84.6) |
| >45 |
11 |
9(81.8) |
13 |
11(84.6) |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Male |
65 |
55(84.6) |
62 |
45(72.6) |
| Female |
44 |
38(86.4) |
35 |
33(94.3) |
| Address |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Rural |
78 |
67(85.9) |
64 |
49(76.6) |
| Urban |
31 |
26(83.9) |
33 |
29(87.9) |
| Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Married |
53 |
44(83) |
47 |
38(80.9) |
| Single |
33 |
28(84.8) |
44 |
35(79.5) |
| Divorced |
23 |
21(91.3) |
6 |
5(83.3) |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Government Employee |
25 |
25(100) |
22 |
19(86.4) |
| Farmer |
46 |
38(82.6) |
17 |
13(76.5) |
| Student |
17 |
15(88.2) |
10 |
10(100) |
| Housewife |
7 |
5(71.4) |
32 |
24(75) |
| Other |
14 |
10(71.4) |
16 |
12(75) |
| Income* |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Low |
59 |
50(74.6) |
67 |
48(81.4) |
| Medium |
34 |
18(94.7) |
19 |
30(88.2) |
| High |
16 |
10(90.9) |
11 |
15(93.8) |
| Diarrhea |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Acute |
60 |
49(81.7) |
32 |
27(84.4) |
| Chronic |
49 |
44(89.8) |
65 |
51(78.5) |
| Weight loss |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
60 |
54(90) |
28 |
25(89.3) |
| No |
49 |
39(79.6 |
69 |
53(76.8) |
| Intestinal Parasitosis |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
30 |
25(83.3) |
36 |
28(77.8) |
| No |
79 |
68(86.1) |
61 |
50(82) |
* Low: less than 1000 Ethiopian Birr/month. Medium: 1000 – 5000 Ethiopian Birr,
High: more than 5000 Ethiopian Birr/month. 1 Ethiopian Birr = 0.12 US Dollar. |
