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