Malaria Parasite Density as a Predictor of Hematological Parameter Changes among HIV Infected Adults Attending Two Antiretroviral Treatment Clinics in Kano, Northwest Nigeria

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of HIV-infected participants attending two selected ART clinics in Kano from June 2015 to May 2016 (n = 1521).

Variable	Number (%)
Gender
Male	447 (29.4)
Female	1074 (70.6)
Age group (years)
Less than 30	331 (21.8)
30–39	596 (39.2)
40–49	377 (24.8)
50–59	161 (10.6)
60 and above	56 (3.7)
Place of residence
Rural	227 (14.9)
Urban	1294 (85.1)
Marital status
Married	868 (57.1)
Single	194 (12.8)
Divorced	112 (7.4)
Widow/widower	347 (22.8)
Educational status
No formal education	451 (29.7)
Some primary education	80 (5.3)
Completed primary	295 (19.4)
Completed secondary	518 (34.1)
Completed tertiary	177 (11.6)
Ethnicity
Hausa/Fulani	1214 (79.8)
Yoruba	31 (2.0)
Igbo	52 (3.4)
Others	224 (14.7)
Complaints reported
No	1204 (79.2)
Yes	317 (20.8)
Type of complaints
Fever/headache/others	120 (37.9)
Body pain/weakness/others	100 (31.6)
Stomach upset/others	50 (15.8)
Body rashes/chest pain/stooling	25 (7.9)
Vomiting/others	22 (6.9)
Treated bed nets usage
No	399 (26.2)
Yes	1122 (73.8)
Frequency of net usage/week
1-2 days/week	24 (2.1)
3-4 days/week	129 (11.5)
5-6 days/week	67 (6.0)
7 days/week	902 (80.3)
Occupation
Civil servant	186 (12.2)
Farmer	35 (2.3)
Business	515 (33.9)
Artisan	24 (1.6.0)
Student	56 (3.7)
Housewife	320 (21.0)
Unemployed	285 (18.7)
Others	100 (6.6)