| Characteristics | HIV Positive N = 155 | HIV Negative N = 76 | p-value |
|---|
| N | % | N | % |
|---|
| HIV status |
| Negative | | | 76 | 32.9% | |
| Positive | 155 | 67.1% | | | |
| Sex | | | | | 0.270 |
| Male | 46 | 29.7% | 28 | 36.8% | |
| Female | 109 | 70.3% | 48 | 63.2% | |
| Age Group | | | | | 0.010 |
| 18–25 | 31 | 20.0% | 25 | 32.9% | |
| 26–45 | 82 | 52.9% | 42 | 55.3% | |
| 46 and above | 42 | 27.1% | 9 | 11.8% | |
| Marital Status | | | | | 0.001 |
| Married/partner | 62 | 43.4% | 41 | 55.4% | |
| Divorced/widowed | 47 | 32.9% | 4 | 5.4% | |
| Single | 34 | 23.8% | 29 | 39.2% | |
| Completed Education | | | | | 0.001 |
| 7 years | 30 | 19.4% | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 8 to 10 years | 52 | 33.6% | 11 | 14.5% | |
| 11 to 13 years | 62 | 40.0% | 35 | 46.1% | |
| 14 years and above | 11 | 7.1% | 22 | 29.0% | |
| Current Employment Status | | | | | 0.030 |
| Unemployed | 95 | 65.5% | 41 | 54.7% | |
| Student | 3 | 2.1% | 9 | 12.0% | |
| Permanent | 25 | 17.2% | 13 | 17.3% | |
| Casual/Self Employed | 22 | 15.2% | 12 | 16.0% | |
| Repeated a grade in school | | | | | 0.910 |
| No | 117 | 80.7% | 61 | 81.3% | |
| Yes | 28 | 19.3% | 14 | 18.7% | |
