Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
Characteristics | HIV Positive N = 155 | HIV Negative N = 76 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
HIV status | |||||
 Negative |  |  | 76 | 32.9% |  |
 Positive | 155 | 67.1% |  |  |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.270 |
 Male | 46 | 29.7% | 28 | 36.8% |  |
 Female | 109 | 70.3% | 48 | 63.2% |  |
Age Group | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.910 |
 No | 117 | 80.7% | 61 | 81.3% |  |
 Yes | 28 | 19.3% | 14 | 18.7% |  |