| Entire sample (n = 120) | Control (n = 60) | Intervention (n = 60) |
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Female n(%) | 97 (81) | 49 (82) | 48 (80) |
Mean age in years (sd, range) | 39 (8·9, 22–64) | 40·5 (9·2, 22–64) | 38·3 (8·2, 23–60) |
Has a partner n (% yes) | 76 (63) | 36 (60) | 40 (66·7) |
Median no. children (IQR) | 2 (1–4) | 2.5 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) |
Median no. financial dependents (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (3–5·5) | 3 (2–5) |
Education n | |||
Never attended | 10 | 6 | 4 |
<4Â yrs. of school | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Primary | 76 | 35 | 41 |
Secondary | 27 | 17 | 10 |
Diploma | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Median years since HIV diagnosis (IQR) | 3·5 (1·3–5·2) | 4·7 (2·4–5·7) | 2·6 (0·9–4·4) |
Median years on ART (IQR) | 2·5 (0·8–4·2) | 3·0 (1·6–5·0) | 1·6 (0·4–3·5) |
Median CD4 count (cells/mm3, IQR) | 358 (223–506) | 343 (209–558) | 359 (247–490) |
Response to the intervention: n (%) | (n = 116) | (n = 60) | (n = 54) |
Clinically significant improvement on MOS-HIV | |||
MHSS | 63 (55) | 31 (52) | 31 (57) |
Static | 51 (45) | 29 (48) | 22 (41) |
Deteriorated | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) |