Table 1 Characteristics of antiretroviral naïve HIV positive adult patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital Clinic from August 2013-February 2014
Variables | HIV patients (n = 81) |
|---|---|
Age | |
< 25 years | 15 (18.6%) |
25-45 years | 49 (60.5%) |
> 45 years | 17 (20.9%) |
Sex | |
Male | 28 (34.6%) |
Female | 53 (65.4%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 22 (27.1%) |
Single | 39 (48.2%) |
Divorced | 8 (9.9%) |
Widow(er) | 12 (14.8%) |
WHO Clinical stage | |
I | 38 (46.9%) |
II | 19 (23.5%) |
III | 11 (13.5%) |
IV | 13 (16.1%) |
WHO Immunological class (CD4 cell count) | |
Not significant immunosuppression (>500/mm3) | 16 (19.7%) |
Mild immunosuppression (350-499/mm3) | 19 (23.5%) |
Advanced immunosuppression (200-349/mm3) | 20 (24.6%) |
Severe immunosuppression (<200/mm3) | 26 (32.2%) |