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Table 2 Participant’s clinical history and laboratory parameters (N = 242)

From: Prevalence of malaria infection and factors associated among HIV-infected adult patients attending HIV care and treatment clinic at Kitete regional referral hospital in Tabora region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Variable	Number (N)	Percentage
WHO clinical stage
Stage 1	102	42
Stage 2	88	36.4
Stage 3	34	14.1
Stage 4	18	7.4
Duration on ART (months)
≤ 6 months	19	7.9
> 6 months	223	92.1
Types of ART regimen
First-line ART	226	93.4
Second-line ART	13	5.4
Third line ART	3	1.2
TB status
No	222	91.7
Yes	20	8.3
Viral load (copies/ml)
< 1000	215	88.4
≥ 1000	27	11.2
CD4 count (cells/µL)
≤ 350	69	28.5
> 350	173	71.5
Other comorbidities*
No	215	88.4
Yes	27	11.2
Health education on malaria
No	79	32.6
Yes	163	67.4
Adherence on ART
Good	222	91.7
Poor	20	8.3

*Hypertension (n = 20, 74.1%), Diabetes type 2 (n = 6, 22.2%), and Cancer (n = 1, 3.7%)

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