Case group Control group   HemostaticParameters Status        No (%) No % Reference ranges platelets           150-400 K/µl normal 95 99 96 100   low 1 1 0 0   PT         10-13 second normal 56 58.3 96 100   prolonged 40 41.7 0 0   APTT         25-36 second normal 35 36.5 93 96.9   prolonged 61 63.5 3 3.1   Fibrinogen           low 20 20.8 21 21.9 200-400mg/dl normal 41 42.7 75 78.1   high 35 36.5 0 0

Table 1: Hemostatic parameters in study participants at JUSH chronic care center, southwest Ethiopia, from April to May, 2014.