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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of socio-demographic, clinical variables and health status of the participants, ART clinic, Gondar University Hospital, June 2012
| Variables | n(%), N = 384 |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographic | |
| Education ( primary and above) | 287(74.7) |
| Work status (unemployed) | 149 (38.8) |
| Age (≤40 years) | 327(85.2) |
| Gender (female) | 257(66.9) |
| Marital status ( married) | 212 (55.2) |
| Residency (urban) | 346 (90.1) |
| Clinical variables | |
| Duration of ART ( ≤4 years) | 155(40.4) |
| Current CD4 level ( cells/mm3 ) | |
| < 200 | 47(12.2) |
| 200-350 | 134(34.9) |
| >350 | 203(52.9) |
| Current ART regimens (triple) | |
| AZT/3TC/NVP | 154 (40.1) |
| TDF/3TC/NVP | 50 (13.0) |
| AZT/3TC/EFV | 48(12.5) |
| D4T/3TC/NVP | 44(11.5) |
| TDF/3TC/EFZ | 42 (10.9) |
| D4T/3TC/EFZ | 23(6.0) |
| Others | 23(6.0) |
| Non adherence | 14(3.6) |
| General profiles | |
| General health at the start of treatment | |
| Healthy | 50(13.0) |
| Mild to severely ill | 334 (87.0) |
| CD 4 count after treatment | |
| Increased | 345 (89.8) |
| Decreased | 9(2.3) |
| No change | 30(7.8) |
| Health status after ART start | |
| Improved | 344(89.6) |
| Not improved | 40(10.4) |
| Body weight | |
| Increased | 323(84.1) |
| Decreased | 23(6.0) |
| No change | 38(10.0) |
| Social interaction of patients after ART start | |
| Increased | 81(21.1) |
| Decreased | 10(2.6) |
| No change | 293(76.3) |
