Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Presence of animals | ||
 No | 248 | 76.8 |
 Yes | 75 | 23.2 |
Presence of toilet | ||
 No | 14 | 4.3 |
 Yes | 309 | 95.7 |
Source of water | ||
 Tape | 301 | 93.2 |
 River | 22 | 6.8 |
Eating difficulty | ||
 No | 244 | 75.5 |
 Yes | 79 | 24.5 |
  Loss of appetite | 70 | 21.7 |
  Vomiting | 23 | 7.1 |
  Nausea | 14 | 4.3 |
  Swallowing difficulty | 6 | 1.9 |
Gastrointestinal symptoms | ||
 No | 269 | 83.3 |
 Yes | 54 | 16.7 |
  Diarrhea | 28 | 8.7 |
  Indigestion | 26 | 8.0 |
  Constipation | 8 | 2.5 |
WHO clinical stage | ||
 Stage I | 196 | 60.7 |
 Stage II | 58 | 18.0 |
 Stage III | 62 | 19.2 |
 Stage IV | 7 | 2.2 |
CD4+ T cell count (cells/μl) | ||
 <200 | 53 | 16.4 |
 200–349 | 74 | 22.9 |
 350–500 | 79 | 24.5 |
 >500 | 117 | 36.2 |
Anemia status | ||
 Normal | 235 | 72.8 |
 Anemic | 88 | 27.2 |
Current/past OI in the past 6Â months | ||
 No | 189 | 58.5 |
 Yes | 134 | 41.5 |
Duration of HAART | ||
 <6 months | 40 | 12.4 |
 6–12 months | 48 | 14.9 |
 1–3 years | 56 | 17.3 |
 >3 years | 179 | 55.4 |
Drug adherence | ||
 Good | 294 | 91.0 |
 Fair | 21 | 6.5 |
 Poor | 8 | 2.5 |
Nutritional status | ||
 Severe malnourished | 10 | 3.1 |
 Moderate malnourished | 21 | 6.5 |
 Mild malnourished | 51 | 15.8 |
 Nourished | 201 | 62.2 |
 Over weight and obese | 40 | 12.4 |
Household food insecurity status | ||
 Food secured | 68 | 21.1 |
 Mildly food in secured | 16 | 5.0 |
 Moderately food in secured | 104 | 32.2 |
 Severely food in secured | 135 | 41.8 |
Household dietary diversity | ||
 Inadequate | 128 | 39.6 |
 Adequate | 195 | 60.4 |