Retrospective evaluation of cotrimoxazole use as preventive therapy in people living with HIV/AIDS in Boru Meda Hospital

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of PLWHA at the start of CPT on BMH before February 2012

Conditions	Variables	Number (%)
HIV infection clinical stage	I	37 (14.92)
	II	66 (26.61)
	III	123 (49.60)
	IV	22 (8.87)
Co morbid illness	TB	29 (11.69)
	Fungal infection	31 (12.75)
	PCP	2 (0.8)
	Others	18 (7.26)
Laboratory results	CD4 count <350 cell/mm³	221 (89.11)
	Hemoglobin <7 g/dl	4 (1.61)
	Platelet count < 50,000 cells/dl	4 (1.61)
	Neutrophil count < 750 cells/dl	3 (1.2)
	ALT > 115 IU/L (for males) >90 IU/L (for females)	3 (1.2)

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