Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants, N = 1283
Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex: Females | 994 | 77.5 |
Males | 289 | 22.5 |
Age groups (in years) | ||
< 18 | 51 | 4.0 |
18-29 | 120 | 9.4 |
30-49 | 918 | 71.6 |
50+ | 194 | 15.1 |
Education (aN = 416) | ||
No formal education | 22 | 5.2. |
Primary education | 289 | 69.5 |
Secondary/post-secondary education | 104 | 25.3 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 398 | 31.0 |
Employed | 140 | 10.9 |
Self employed | 745 | 58.1 |
Socio-economic status | ||
Low | 520 | 40.5 |
Medium | 698 | 54.4 |
High | 65 | 5.1 |
HIV duration in months (bN = 1084) | ||
0-12 | 241 | 22.2 |
13-60 | 598 | 55.2 |
> 60 | 245 | 22.6 |
ARV use | ||
Yes | 982 | 76.5 |
No | 301 | 23.5 |
Duration of ARV use in months (cN = 920) | ||
0-12 | 229 | 24.9 |
13-60 | 494 | 53.7 |
> 60 | 197 | 21.4 |
Current CD4 counts in cells/ μl (dN = 1239) | ||
0-200 | 245 | 19.8 |
201-350 | 339 | 27.4 |
> 350 | 655 | 52.9 |