Table 4 Details of side effects (n = 121) resulting in switch among ART experienced by young people living with HIV attending HIV care services in the Hannan Crusaid HIV Centre in Cape town South Africa prior to and after 2010
Side effects | Before 2010 | 2010 + | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
Lipodystrophy | 55 (54.5) | 2 (10.0) | 57 (47.1) |
Peripheral neuropathy | 25 (24.8) | 2 (10.0) | 27 (22.3) |
Anaemia | 12 (11.9) | 4 (20.0) | 16 (13.2) |
Nephrotoxicity | 0 (0.0) | 5 (25.0) | 5 (4.1) |
Other | 9 (8.9) | 7 (35.0) | 16 (13.2) |
Total | 101 | 20 | 121 |