Research Article
Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana
Table 2
Health-related and behavioral characteristics of HIV-positive adults receiving antiretroviral therapy.
| Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
| Duration on ART (years) | | | Under 5 | 96 | 35.7 | 5–10 | 152 | 56.5 | 10+ | 21 | 7.8 | Type of ART drug | | | TDF + 3TC + DTG | 37 | 13.8 | TDF + FTC + DTG | 10 | 3.7 | TDF + 3TC + EFV | 207 | 76.9 | TDF + FTC + EFV | 11 | 4.1 | TDF + 3TC + NVP | 4 | 1.5 | On cotrimoxazole prophylaxis | | | Yes | 255 | 94.8 | No | 14 | 5.2 | WHO clinical stage | | | Stage 1 | 42 | 15.6 | Stage 2 | 79 | 29.4 | Stage 3 | 130 | 48.3 | Stage 4 | 18 | 6.7 | Opportunistic infection (OI) | | | No | 262 | 97.4 | Yes | 7 | 2.6 | Adherence to ART in the past month | | | Good | 259 | 96.3 | Poor | 10 | 3.7 | Experienced any GI symptoms | | | Yes | 5 | 1.9 | No | 264 | 98.1 | Received dietary counseling | | | Yes | 141 | 52.4 | No | 128 | 47.6 | Source of counseling | | | Radio | 9 | 6.4 | Nutritionist/dietitian | 91 | 64.5 | Family/friends | 33 | 23.4 | Other health professionals | 8 | 5.7 | Nutritional knowledge of respondents | | | Poor | 60 | 22.3 | Good | 209 | 77.7 |
|
|