Research Article
Incidence and Predictors of Severe Adverse Drug Reactions among Patients on Antiretroviral Drugs in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients on ART follow-up in Harari, Eastern Ethiopia, and February 25 to March 25, 2022.
| | Characteristic (n = 449) | Exposed (n = 150) | Unexposed (n = 299) |
| | Hospitals | Hiwotfana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital (HCSUH) | 92 (61.3%) | 232 (77.6%) | | Jugol Hospital | 58 (39.7%) | 67 (22.4%) |
| | Gender | Male | 59 (39.3%) | 141 (47.2%) | | Female | 91 (60.7%) | 158 (52.8%) |
| | Age in years | 15–24 | 8 (5.3%) | 10 (3.3%) | | 25–34 | 40 (27%) | 98 (32.8) | | 35–44 | 68 (46%) | 135 (45.2%) | | ≥45 | 34 (21.7%) | 56 (18.7%) |
| | Marital status | Single | 16 (10.7%) | 24 (8%) | | Married | 75 (50%) | 189 (63.2%) | | Separated/divorced | 39 (26%) | 64 (21.4%) | | Widowed/widower | 20 (13.3%) | 22 (7.4%) |
| | Occupation | Employed | 33 (22%) | 46 (15.4%) | | Daily laborer | 20 (13.3%) | 39 (13%) | | Driver | 11 (7.3%) | 31 (10.4%) | | Private | 44 (29.3%) | 96 (32.1%) | | No job | 42 (28%) | 87 (29.1%) |
| | Education | No formal education | 34 (23%) | 85 (28.4%) | | Primary (1–8) | 57 (38%) | 111 (37.1%) | | Secondary (9–12) | 37 (25%) | 61 (20.4%) | | College and above | 22 (14%) | 42 (14.1%) |
| | Residence | Within catchment | 49 (33%) | 99 (33.1%) | | Out of catchment | 101 (67%) | 200 (66.9%) |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 89 (59.3%) | 172 (57.5%) | | Muslim | 53 (35.3%) | 109 (36.5%) | | Protestant | 8 (5.4%) | 18 (6%) |
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