Table 4 General quality of life for the study population by socio-demographic and clinical characteristics. N = 285
Variable | General QoL | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Good | |||
Age | ||||
 50–64 | 35 (14.5) | 207 (85.5) | 242 (84.9) | 0.622 |
 65 +  | 5 (11.6) | 38 (88.4) | 43 (15.1) | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 12 (11.2) | 95 (88.8) | 107 (37.5) | 0.288 |
 Female | 28 (15.7) | 150 (84.3) | 178 (62.5) | |
Residence | ||||
 Dar es salaam | 35 (13.2) | 231 (86.8) | 266 (93.3) | 0.111 |
 Others | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.7) | 19 (6.7) | |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 5 (18.5) | 22 (81.5) | 27 (9.5) | 0.111 |
 Married | 13 (10.7) | 108 (89.9) | 121 (42.5) | |
 Separated/Divorced | 9 (11.1) | 72 (88.9) | 81 (28.4) | |
 Widowed | 13 (13.2) | 43 (76.8) | 56 (19.6) | |
Education | ||||
 No formal/Primary | 28 (18.4) | 124(81.6) | 152(53.3) | 0.023 |
 Secondary/Post-secondary | 12(9.0) | 121(91.0) | 133(46.7) | |
Polypharmacy | ||||
 Yes | 10 (19.23) | 42 (80.77) | 52 (18.25) | 0.233 |
 No | 30 (12.88) | 103 (87.12) | 233 (81.75) | |
Clinic other than CTC | ||||
 Yes | 11(11.5) | 85 (88.5) | 96 (33.7) | 0.355 |
 No | 29 (15.3) | 160 (84.7) | 189 (66.3) | |
No. of co morbidities | ||||
 None | 29 (15.4) | 159(84.6) | 188(66.0) |  < 0.01* |
 One | 3(4.3) | 66(95.7) | 69(24.2) | |
 Two or more | 8 (28.6) | 20(71.4) | 28(9.8) | |
No. of Clinics other than CTC | ||||
 None | 29(15.4) | 159(84.6) | 188(66.0) |  < 0.01* |
 One | 3(4.3) | 66 (95.7) | 69 (24.2) | |
 Two or more | 8(27.6) | 20 (72.4) | 28 (9.8) | |