Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Study site | ||
Atua Government Hospital | 146 | 27.0 |
St Martin’s Martins de Porres Hospital | 148 | 27.4 |
Tema General Hospital | 93 | 17.2 |
Fevers Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital | 153 | 28.3 |
Region | ||
Greater Accra Region | 246 | 45.6 |
Eastern Region | 294 | 54.4 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 275 | 50.9 |
Rural | 265 | 49.1 |
Sex of respondent | ||
Male | 140 | 25.9 |
Female | 400 | 74.1 |
Marital status of respondent | ||
Single | 82 | 15.2 |
Married | 231 | 42.9 |
Divorced/Separated | 78 | 14.5 |
Widowed | 108 | 20.0 |
Cohabiting | 40 | 7.4 |
Religious affiliation of respondent | ||
Not religious | 10 | 1.9 |
Christian | 485 | 89.8 |
Muslim | 43 | 7.9 |
Traditionalist | 2 | .4 |
Level of education | ||
No formal education | 109 | 20.1 |
Primary | 123 | 22.9 |
JHS | 170 | 31.4 |
SHS/Vocational | 102 | 18.9 |
Postsecondary /Tertiary | 36 | 6.7 |
Current Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 107 | 21.0 |
Self-employed Farmer | 338 | 66.4 |
Formal sector employment | 9 | 1.8 |
Other | 55 | 10.8 |
Total | 509 | 100.0 |
Agea | ||
18–19 | 5 | .9 |
20–24 | 12 | 2.2 |
25–35 | 126 | 23.3 |
36–60 | 374 | 69.3 |
61+ | 23 | 4.3 |
HIV Disease State | ||
HIV positive with no AIDS | 365 | 67.6 |
HIV positive with AIDS | 175 | 32.4 |
Number of years on ART | ||
Don’t know | 40 | 7.4 |
< 1 | 47 | 8.7 |
1–3 | 171 | 31.7 |
4–6 | 152 | 28.1 |
7–10 | 117 | 21.7 |
11 and above | 13 | 2.5 |
CD4 Cell Count, median (range) | 373 (2-1663.0) | |
Total | 540 | 100 |