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Table 2 Baseline Characteristics of enrolled patients at the HIV clinic at MNH 2004 to 2008 (N = 2408).

From: Effect of Improved access to Antiretroviral Therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristics

All Patients

(N = 2408)

Enrolled 2004-5

(N = 1551)

Enrolled2006-8

(N = 857)

P Value

Sex

   Male

741(30.8)

489(31.5)

252(29.4)

 

   Female

1667(69.2)

1062(68.5)

605(70.6)

0.280

Marital status

   Married

1133(47.1)

654(42.2)

479(55.9)

 

   Never married

842(35.0)

586(37.8)

256(29.9)

< 0.001

   Separated/widowed

433(18.0)

311(20.1)

122(14.2)

 

Median age (IQR)*

37(12)

38(12)

37(12)

< 0.003

Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD)

22.8 ± 4.6

22.8 ± 4.6

22.9 ± 4.7

0.58

Median CD4 count, cells/μl (IQR)

136(203)

127(174)

167(256)

< 0.001

WHO stages

    

Stage I&II

1642 (68.1)

968 (62.4)

674 (78.6)

< 0.001

Stage III

548 (22.8)

407 (26.2)

141 (16.5)

 

Stage IV

218 (9.1)

176 (11.3)

42 (4.9)

 

Past medical history

    

Herpes Zoster

474(19.7)

358(14.9)

116(4.8)

< 0.001

Tuberculosis

495(20.6)

397(16.5)

98(4.1)

< 0.001

Type of HIV treatments at enrollment

No treatment

1942(80.6)

1089(70.2)

853(99.5)

< 0.01

ARVs

401(16.7)

398(25.7)

3(0.4)

< 0.01

Spiritual

19(0.8)

19(1.2)

(0)

< 0.01

Traditional

46(1.9)

45(2.9)

1(0.1)

< 0.01

Symptoms

    

Progressive Wt loss

787(32.7)

471(30.4)

316(36.9)

0.001

Skin rash

623(25.9)

438(28.2)

185(21.6)

< 0.001

Fever

564(23.4)

306 (19.7)

258(30.1)

< 0.001

Productive cough

463(19.2)

288(18.6)

175(20.4)

0.27

Numbness

405(16.8)

269(17.3)

136(15.9)

0.354

Night sweat

358(14.9)

191 (12.3)

167 (19.5)

< 0.001

Abdominal pain

312(13.0)

171(11)

141(16.5)

< 0.001

Dry cough

246(10.2)

165(10.6)

81(9.5)

0.357

Anorexia

202(8.4)

142(9.2)

60(7)

0.178

Vomiting

188(7.8)

103(6.6)

85(9.9)

0.003

Nausea

182(7.6)

106(6.8)

76(8.9)

0.149

Genital lesions

155(6.4)

101(6.5)

54(6.3)

0.840

Diarrhoea

127(5.3)

29(1.9)

98(11.4)

< 0.001

Odynophagia

93(3.9)

66(4.3)

27(3.2)

0.178

  1. *IQR is Inter quartile range