Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants enrolled.
Characteristics | Intervention (n = 119) % | Control (n = 109) % | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | |||
≤ 35 | 65.5 | 73.4 | 0.119 |
> 35 | 34.5 | 26.6 | |
Sex | |||
Male | 65.5 | 70.6 | 0.410 |
Female | 34.5 | 29.4 | |
Education | |||
Secondary or less | 45.4 | 52.3 | 0.297 |
High school or higher | 54.6 | 47.7 | |
Occupations | |||
Unemployed | 16 | 23.9 | 0.135 |
Employed | 84 | 76.1 | |
Marital status | |||
Widow | 12.6 | 15.6 | 0.490 |
Single | 31.1 | 27.5 | |
Divorced/separated | 13.4 | 8.3 | |
Married | 42.9 | 48.6 | |
Income/month (USD) | |||
≤ 30 USD | 22 | 32.1 | 0.072 |
> 30 USD | 78 | 67.9 | |
Having children | |||
Yes | 48.7 | 54.1 | 0.416 |
No | 51.3 | 45.9 | |
Other PLHIV in family | |||
Yes | 39.5 | 38.5 | 0.882 |
No | 60.5 | 61.5 | |
Someone in family died of AIDS | |||
Yes | 26.9 | 20.2 | 0.234 |
No | 73.1 | 79.8 | |
Reported mode of HIV infection | |||
Having sex | 52.1 | 52.8 | 0.320 |
IDU | 36.1 | 42.2 | |
Do not know | 11.8 | 5.0 | |
History of IDU | |||
Yes | 47.1 | 45.9 | 0.858 |
No | 52.9 | 54.1 | |
Current IDU | |||
Yes | 9.2 | 5.5 | 0.283 |
No | 90.8 | 94.5 | |
Hepatitis C and/or B co-infection | |||
Yes | 28.6 | 22.9 | 0.332 |
No | 71.4 | 71.1 | |
Clinical staging | |||
Stage 1 or 2 | 47.1 | 48.6 | 0.813 |
Stage 3 or 4 | 52.9 | 51.4 |