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Table 2 Association between socio-demographic factors and HIV infection type

From: Evaluation of hepatic and kidney dysfunction among newly diagnosed HIV patients with viral hepatitis infection in Cape Coast, Ghana

Characteristics

HIV1 mono-infection

(n = 68)

HIV1/HBV co-infection

(n = 22)

p-value

Age, mean ± SD

42.9 ± 10.4

42.8 ± 8.2

0.984

Age group, n (%)

 18–35

15 (16.7)

5 (5.6)

0.808

 36–55

47 (52.2)

16 (17.8)

 56+

6 (6.7)

1 (1.1)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

44 (48.9)

14 (15.6)

0.927

 Male

24 (26.7)

8 (8.9)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

56 (62.2)

20 (22.2)

0.819

 Widowed

2 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

 Single

8 (8.9)

2 (2.2)

 Divorced

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

 Cohabiting

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

Occupational status, n (%)

 Employed

64 (71.2)

22 (24.4)

0.569

 Student/unemployed

4 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

Highest educational level, n (%)

 None

24 (26.7)

9 (10.0)

0.480

 Basic

37 (41.1)

13 (14.4)

 Secondary

6 (6.7)

0 0.0)

 Tertiary

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

  1. Unpaired t-test was used to compare the exact ages between the mono-infected and co-infected participants. Where SD = standard deviation of the mean ages. Association analyses between infection type and the socio-economic determinants were done using Pearson’s Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. A two-tailed p-value was considered significant at p < 0.05