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Table 2 ART associated side effects, Arba Minch Hospital, 2006

From: Antiretroviral therapy at a district hospital in Ethiopia prevents death and tuberculosis in a cohort of HIV patients

Side effect§

Frequency

Per cent

Time to first episode (weeks)

   

Median

IQR

Peripheral neuropathy

48

38.7

13.1

5.9–23.6

Skin rash

41

33.1

4.6

3.6–13.0

Anaemia

11

8.9

4.4

4.0–16.6

CNS manifestations

10

8.1

5.7

3.1–12.1

Hepatotoxicity

7

5.6

9.8

4.3–12.6

Lactic acidosis

2

1.6

-

-

Abnormal fat accumulation

2

1.6

-

-

Gynecomastia

2

1.6

-

-

Pancreatitis

1

0.8

-

-

  1. § Gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, etc were not included because it was difficult to distinguish them from disease symptoms