Determinant factors for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adult HIV patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia: a case–control study

Table 2 Clinical/immunological status of HIV patients at DRH, 2020. (N = 556)

Variables	Categories	Cases		Controls		Total
Variables	Categories	N	%	N	%	N	%
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	27	6.5	8	5.8	35	6.3
Diabetes mellitus	No	390	93.5	131	94.2	521	93.7
Having OIs	Yes	74	17.7	30	21.6	104	18.7
Having OIs	No	343	82.3	109	78.4	452	81.3
On ART (mean ± SD)^a		96.77 ± 38.909		88.21 ± 39.209		94.63 ± 39.124
Baseline HIV stage	Stage I	170	40.8	40	28.8	210	37.8
	Stage II	122	29.3	55	39.6	177	31.8
	Stage III	89	21.3	23	16.5	112	20.1
	Stage IV	36	8.6	21	15.1	57	10.3
CD₄ count(mean ± SD)^b		567.11 ± 317.016		606.93 ± 339.39		577.08 ± 322.910
BMI (mean ± SD)^c		18.821 ± 1.9556		18.797 ± 1.8771		18.815 ± 1.9347
IPT use	Yes	304	72.9	83	59.7	387	69.6
IPT use	No	113	27.1	56	40.3	169	30.4
Taking anti-TB drugs	Yes	33	7.9	26	18.7	59	10.6
Taking anti-TB drugs	No	384	92.1	113	81.3	497	89.4

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