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Table 1 Characteristics of the TOPCare study sample

From: Active ingredients of a person-centred intervention for people on HIV treatment: analysis of mixed methods trial data

 

Entire sample (n = 120)

Control (n = 60)

Intervention (n = 60)

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

<4 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)