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Table 1 Socio- demographic and inclusion characteristics of the study population

From: Risk factors of severe hepatotoxicity among HIV-1 infected individuals initiated on highly active antiretroviral therapy in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

Characteristics

Factors(Frequency)

%

Age (years) Range

< 30 years (27)

27.0

30–40 years (43)

43.0

> 40 years (30 )

30.0

Sex

Female (53)

53.0

Male (47)

47.0

BMI (kg/m2)

Low (47)

47.0

Normal (31)

31.0

Overweight (7)

7.0

Obese (15)

15.0

Level of education

None (5)

5.0

Primary (51)

51.0

Secondary (38)

38.0

Tertiary (6)

6.0

Monthly Income

< 50,000frs (77)

77.0

> 50,000frs (23)

23.0

Alcohol intake

Yes (56)

56.0

No (44)

44.0

Cigarette or Tobacco intake

No (73)

73.0

Yes (27)

27.0

Year of diagnosis

< 1 Year (84)

84.0

1–3 Years (4)

4.0

> 3 Years (12)

12.0

CD4 class (cells/ mm3)

< 200 (57)

57.0

> 200 (43)

43.0

WHO stages

stage 1 (14)

14.0

stage2 (45)

45.0

stage 3 (37)

37.0

stage 4 (4)

4.0

Drug type

TDF + 3TC + EFV(64)

64.0

AZT + 3TC + EFV (22)

22.0

AZT + 3TC + NVP (14)

14.0

  1. 3TC: Lamivudine, AZT: Zidovudine, BMI: Body mass index, EFV: Efavirenz, NVP: Nevirapine; TDF: Tenofovir