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Baseline characteristics of the study participants, Arba Minch Hospital, 2006 |
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| Observation period |
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| Characteristic |
Pre-HAART |
HAART |
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| Mean age in years (SD) |
33 (8.9) |
34 (9.0) |
| Gender; count (%) |
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| Male |
90 (49) |
102 (57) |
| Female |
95 (51) |
78 (43) |
| WHO stage; count (%) |
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| II |
28 (15) |
15 (8) |
| III |
132 (71) |
120 (67) |
| IV |
25 (14) |
45 (25) |
| Median TLC/ml (range) |
1200 (200–380) |
1140 (200–4800) |
| Mean Hgb (SD) |
8.6 (2.2) |
9.2 (1.9) |
| Oral thrush; count (%) |
67 (36) |
50 (28) |
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TLC=Total lymphocyte count; Hgb=Haemoglobin in gram per decilitre; SD=Standard deviation | ||
Jerene et al. AIDS Research and Therapy 2006 3:10 doi:10.1186/1742-6405-3-10 |
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