Intestinal parasitic infections and its association with undernutrition and CD4 T cell levels among HIV/AIDS patients on HAART in Butajira, Ethiopia

Table 2 Environmental, clinical, and nutritional profiles of the study participants at Butajira Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2014, (n = 323)

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 6 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

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