Characteristics category number (%)

Type of health facility

Hospital

279 (84.5)

Health centre

51 (15.5)

Gastro intestinal symptoms

yes

139 (42.12)

No

191 (57.88)

Opportunistic infections

yes

133 (40.3)

No

197 (59.7)

Tuberculosis

yes

31 (9.39)

No

299 (90.61)

Oral candidiasis

yes

78 (23.64)

No

252 (76.36)

Chronic diarrhea

yes

60 (18.18)

No

270 (81.82)

Side effect of ART

yes

55 (16.7)

No

275 (83.3)

Adherence to ART

good

282 (85.5)

Fair

34 (10.3)

Poor

14 (4.2)

Clinical staging

I

70 (21.21)

II

137 (41.52)

III

106 (32.12)

IV

17 (5.15)