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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Hepatitis B testing, treatment, and virologic suppression in HIV-infected patients in Cameroon (ANRS 12288 EVOLCAM)

Characteristics

N

n (%) or median (IQR)

Individual characteristics

Women

1706

1262

(74.0%)

Age (years)

1706

42

(32–52)

Residence

1692

  

 Urban

 

1431

(84.6%)

 Rural

 

261

(15.4%)

School educational level

1702

  

 Never attended school

 

49

(2.9%)

 Primary school

 

546

(32.1%)

 Secondary school

 

969

(56.9%)

 University

 

138

(8.1%)

Marital status

1680

  

 Couple

 

1023

(60.9%)

 Single

 

349

(20.8%)

 Divorced or separated

 

84

(5.0%)

 Widowed

 

224

(13.3%)

Paid activity

1706

1120

(65.7%)

Household monthly income (Franc CFA)a

1706

8998

(3333–10,416)

Living below poverty lineb

1706

1580

(92.6%)

At least 2 meals per day

1706

1245

(73.0%)

HIV clinical stage at ART initiation

1481

  

 WHO I/II or CDC A/B

 

601

(40.6%)

 WHO III/IV or CDC C

 

880

(59.4%)

CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)

1702

448

(192–704)

HIV viral load < 300 copies/mL

1698

1334

(78.6%)

HBsAg positive

1706

159

(9.3%)

ALT level (IU/L)

1679

36

(21–42)

AST level (IU/L)

1679

41

(28–45)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

1668

24.5

(21.3–26.7)

Time since ART initiation (years)

1706

3.9

(3.1–4.9)

Anti-HBV drugs as part of ART

1700

  

 TDF + 3TC (or FTC)

 

1028

(60.5%)

 3TC (or FTC) alone

 

582

(34.2%)

 TDF alone

 

40

(2.4%)

 None

 

50

(2.9%)

Adherence to ART in the previous 4 weeks

1699

  

 Perfect adherence

 

487

(28.7%)

 Adherence difficultiesc

 

856

(50.3%)

 Treatment interruption for more than 2 consecutive days

 

356

(21.0%)

Hospitalization in the previous 3 months

1690

144

(8.5%)

Consultation of a traditional healer in the previous 3 months

1699

78

(4.6%)

History of incarceration

1701

44

(2.6%)

Scarification/Tattoo/Piercings

1690

757

(44.8%)

Use of razor blade or clipper of another person

1679

605

(36.1%)

Beer consumption

1702

  

 Never

 

757

(44.5%)

 Monthly or less

 

779

(45.7%)

 Weekly

 

147

(8.6%)

 Daily

 

19

(1.1%)

More than 2 h’ journey time to arrive at study hospital

1583

269

(17.0%)

Characteristics of study hospital attended

Region

1706

  

 Centre

 

943

(55.3%)

 Littoral

 

763

(44.7%)

Setting

1706

  

 Urban

 

991

(58.1%)

 Rural

 

715

(41.9%)

Administrative sector

1706

  

 Public

 

1214

(71.2%)

 Private

 

492

(28.8%)

Type of HIV service

1706

  

 Primary

 

854

(50.1%)

 Secondary

 

852

(49.9%)

Task-shifting of ART prescription renewals to nurses

1706

1073

(62.9%)

Task-shifting of ART follow-up consultations to nurses

1706

1082

(63.4%)

Stock-out of ART in the previous 12 monthsd

1706

948

(55.6%)

  1. Abbreviations: ART antiretroviral therapy, IQR interquartile range, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase
  2. a 1000 Francs CFA equal approximately 1.5 Euros
  3. b Household monthly income < 28,310 Francs CFA, approximately 43 Euros (Institut National de la Statistique. Quatrième Enquête Camerounaise Auprès des Ménages (ECAM4) - Tendances, profil et déterminants de la pauvreté au Cameroun entre 2001–2014. 2015)
  4. c Missed prescribed drug doses or not fully respecting the prescription schedule
  5. d Stock-out of at least one of the 3 most prescribed antiretroviral regimens in the previous 12 months: TDF + 3TC + EFV, AZT + 3TC + NVP and TDF + 3TC + NVP. A regimen was considered out of stock if i) the 3-molecule combination was not available and ii) it was not possible to reconstitute the combination using separate single molecules
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