CD4 and hepatitis B virus infection: ALHIV who revealed their risk for HIV transmission as intravenous drug user and blood transfusion, those who had baseline haemoglobin <10 gm/dl and those without documented CD4 cell count test, hepatitis B and C test and haemoglobin test results at enrolment had higher hazards of attrition during the pre-ART period (Table 2).