Table 1 Socio-demographic and other characteristics of 440 study participants
Variable | Mean (SD)/Median (IQR)/n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (yrs.) | |
Mean | 45.5 (±11.6) |
18–30 | 38 (8.6) |
31–60 | 367 (83.4) |
> 60 | 35 (8.0) |
Gender | |
Male | 94 (21.4) |
Female | 346 (78.6) |
Religion | |
Christians | 401 (91.1) |
Moslems | 34 (7.7) |
Others | 5 (1.1) |
Marital status | |
Single | 100 (22.8) |
Married/cohabiting | 179 (40.8) |
Divorced/widowed | 160 (36.5) |
Educational Status | |
None to primary level | 221 (50.2) |
Up to secondary (senior high) level | 196 (44.5) |
Tertiary level | 23 (5.2) |
Employment | |
Unemployed | 67 (15.2) |
Unskilled employment | 346 (78.6) |
Skilled employment | 27 (6.1) |
Place or Residence | |
Rural | 176 (40.0) |
Urban | 264 (60.0) |
Duration of HIV diagnosis (years) | |
Median | 2 (2, 3) |
< 2 | 83 (18.8) |
2–5 | 172 (39.1) |
> 5 | 185 (42.1) |
Last WHO clinical stage before initiating ART | |
1 | 21 (4.7) |
2 | 101 (23.0) |
3 | 249 (56.6) |
4 | 69 (15.7) |
ART regimen | |
AZT + 3TC (FTC) + NVP | 126 (28.6) |
AZT + 3TC (FTC) + EFV | 19 (4.3) |
TDF + 3TC (FTC) + NVP | 27 (6.1) |
TDF + 3TC (FTC) + EFV | 238 (54.1) |
AZT + 3TC (FTC) + LPV/r | 7 (1.6) |
TDF + 3TC (FTC) + LPV/r | 23 (5.2) |