Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of non-completers
Characteristic | Total | Non- completers | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | |||
Sex: Females | 994 | 24 (2.4) | |
Males | 289 | 4 (1.4) | 0.291 |
Age groups (in years) | |||
< 18 | 51 | 0 (0) | |
18-29 | 120 | 6 (5.0) | |
30-49 | 917 | 19 (2.1) | |
≥ 50 | 194 | 3 (1.5) | 0.111 |
Occupation | |||
Unemployed | 398 | 9 (2.3) | |
Employed | 140 | 3 (2.1) | |
Self employed | 745 | 16 (2.1) | 0.992 |
Education (N = 416) | |||
No formal education | 22 | 0 (0) | |
Primary education | 289 | 8 (2.8) | |
Secondary/post-secondary education | 105 | 5 (4.8) | 0.415 |
Socio-economic status | |||
Low | 521 | 15 (2.9) | |
Medium | 697 | 10 (1.4) | |
High | 65 | 3 (4.6) | 0.09 |
HIV duration in months (Na = 1084) | |||
0-12 | 241 | 7 (2.9) | |
13-60 | 598 | 9 (1.5) | |
> 60 | 245 | 7 (2.9) | 0.295 |
ARV use | |||
Yes | 982 | 20 (2.0) | |
No | 301 | 8 (2.7) | 0.519 |
Duration of ARV use in months (Nb = 920) | |||
0-12 | 229 | 5 (2.2) | |
13-60 | 494 | 9 (1.8) | |
> 60 | 197 | 5 (2.5) | 0.828 |
Current CD4 counts in cells/μl (Nc = 1238) | |||
0-200 | 245 | 7 (2.9) | |
201-350 | 339 | 6 (1.8) | |
> 350 | 655 | 15 (2.3) | 0.682 |