Table 1 Participant characteristics, N = 536
Variable | Attribute | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 325 (60.6) |
| Â | Male | 211 (39.4) |
Highest Level of Education | None | 5 (0.9) |
| Â | Primary | 43 (8.0) |
| Â | Secondary | 403 (75.2) |
| Â | Tertiary | 85 (15.9) |
Marital/Relationship status | In a relationship | 123 (22.9) |
| Â | Currently married | 155 (28.9) |
| Â | Widowed | 54 (10.1) |
| Â | Not in a relationship | 158 (29.5) |
| Â | Other | 46 (8.6) |
Employment Status | Unemployed | 130 (24.3) |
| Â | Informally employed | 127 (23.7) |
| Â | Formally employed | 103 (19.2) |
| Â | Student | 88 (16.4) |
| Â | Housewife | 53 (9.9) |
| Â | Other | 35 (6.5) |
Duration since HIV diagnosis | Days | 7 (1.3) |
| Â | Weeks (less than a month) | 7 (1.3) |
| Â | Months (less than a year) | 26 (4.9) |
| Â | 1 year | 32 (6.0) |
| Â | More than 1 year | 464 (86.6) |
Mode of HIV infection | Perinatally | 221 (41.2) |
| Â | Sex | 272 (50.7) |
| Â | Injecting drugs | 7 (1.3) |
| Â | Blood products | 19 (3.5) |
| Â | Other | 21 (3.9) |
ART intake status | Yes | 524 (97.8) |
| Â | No | 12 (2.2) |
Duration on ART | Days | 4 (0.7) |
| Â | Weeks (less than a month) | 5 (0.9) |
| Â | Months (less than a year) | 29 (5.4) |
| Â | 1 year | 35 (6.5) |
| Â | More than 1 year | 451 (84.1) |
ART adherence | Not at all | 6 (1.1) |
| Â | Sometimes | 39 (7.3) |
| Â | Always | 477 (90.0) |
Smoking status | Yes | 47 (8.8) |
| Â | No | 489 (91.2) |
Alcohol intake | Yes | 136 (25.4) |
| Â | No | 400 (74.6) |
Drugs/substances intake | Yes | 20 (3.7) |
| Â | No | 516 (96.3) |
HIV disclosure | Yes | 429 (80.0) |
| Â | No | 107 (20.0) |
Hospital admission in the past year | Yes | 57 (10.6) |
| Â | No | 479 (89.4) |
Adverse events in the past month | Yes | 152 (28.4) |
| Â | No | 384 (71.6) |