Table 2 Socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of PLH in Johannesburg
Demographic characteristics | Total (N = 293) | Male (n = 94) | Female (n = 199) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years)b | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
 18–30 | 15 (5) | 4 (4) | 11 (6) | 0.003 |
 31–40 | 129 (44) | 29 (31) | 100 (50) |  |
 41–50 | 106 (36) | 39 (42) | 67 (34) |  |
 51–75 | 43 (15) | 22 (23) | 21 (10) |  |
 Mean (sd) | 42 (8) | 44 (9) | 40 (7) |  |
Educationa,b | ||||
 Primary | 23 (8) | 12 (13) | 11 (6) | 0.012 |
 Secondary | 246 (84) | 77 (82) | 169 (85) |  |
 Tertiary | 24 (8) | 5 (5) | 19 (9) |  |
Employmentb | ||||
 Employed | 220 (75) | 79 (84) | 141 (71) | 0.015 |
 Not employed | 73 (25) | 15 (16) | 58 (29) |  |
Marital statusb | ||||
 Single | 164 (56) | 33 (35) | 131 (66) | < 0.001 |
 Married | 129 (44) | 61 (65) | 68 (34) |  |
Behavioural characteristicb | ||||
 Tobacco use |  |  |  |  |
 Non-smoker | 277(95) | 83 (88) | 194 (97) | 0.001 |
 Smoker | 16 (5) | 11 (12) | 5 (3) |  |
Alcohol useb | ||||
 Yes | 84 (29) | 34 (36) | 50 (25) | 0.051 |
 No | 209 (71) | 60 (64) | 149 (75) |  |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
 Treatment regimenc | ||||
  DRV | 144 (49) | 49 (52) | 95 (48) | 0.483 |
  LPV | 149 (51) | 45 (48) | 107 (52) |  |
 Number of adverse eventsd | ||||
  0 | 92 (32) | 37 (39) | 55 (28) | 0.061 |
  1 | 85 (29) | 30 (32) | 55 (28) |  |
  2 | 62 (21) | 14 (15) | 48 (24) |  |
  3 | 54 (18) | 13 (14) | 41 (20) |  |
 Severity of adverse eventsd | ||||
  None | 92 (31) | 37 (39) | 55 (28) | 0.112 |
  Mild | 167 (57) | 46 (49) | 121 (61) |  |
  Moderate–severe | 34 (12) | 11 (12) | 23 (11) |  |
 Pill burdend | ||||
  0 | 41 (14) | 15 (16) | 26 (13) | 0.087 |
  1 | 29 (10) | 14 (15) | 15 (8) |  |
  2 | 43 (15) | 15 (16) | 28 (14) |  |
  3 | 37 (13) | 11 (12) | 26 (13) |  |
  4+ | 143 (48) | 39 (41) | 104 (52) |  |