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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of newly admitted HIV-patients at Connaught Hospital

From: Causes of hospitalization and predictors of HIV-associated mortality at the main referral hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study

Characteristics

N (%)

173 (100%)

Gender

 Male

70 (40.5)

 Female

103 (59.5)

Age, years

 Median, IQR

34 (28–44)

 15–24

25 (14.5)

 25–34

68 (39.3)

 35–44

40 (23.1)

 45–54

26 (15.0)

 55–64

9 (5.2)

 > 64

5 (2.9)

Educational level

 None

51 (29.5)

 Primary

19 (11.0)

 Secondary

88 (50.9)

 Tertiary

15 (8.7)

Marital Status

 Married

52 (30.1)

 Single

116 (67.0)

 Unknown

5 (2.9)

Occupation

 Trader/Business

68 (39.3)

 Student

19 (11.0)

 Unemployed

4 (2.3)

 Other

82 (47.4)

Risk factors

 Smoking

35 (20.2)

 Alcohol use

39 (22.5)

 Illicit drugs

9 (5.2)

HIV status

 Known before admission

  < 12 months

21 (12.2)

  > 12 months

53 (30.6)

 Diagnosed during hospitalization

89 (51.4)

 Unknown

10 (5.8)

ART regimens, N = 64 (100%)

 TDF + 3TC + EFV

54 (84.4)

 AZT + 3TC + NVP

7 (10.9)

 AZT + 3TC + EFV

1 (1.6)

 AZT + 3TC + LPV/r

2 (3.1)

CD4 count, cells/μL, N = 112 (100%)

 Median, IQR

87 (25–266)

 < 100

56 (32.3)

 100–199

22 (12.7)

 200–349

15 (8.7)

 ≥ 350

19 (11.0)

 Not obtained

61 (35.3)

WHO clinical staging

 Stage 1

1 (0.6)

 Stage 2

28 (16.1)

 Stage 3

115 (66.5)

 Stage 4

29 (16.8)

  1. IQR interquartile range, AZT zidovudine, TDF tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, 3TC lamivudine, EFV efavirenz, NVP nevirapine, LPV/r lopinavir/ritonavir