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Table 1 Sample characteristics for all three countries (n = 461)

From: Wellbeing among sub-Saharan African patients with advanced HIV and/or cancer: an international multicentred comparison study of two outcome measures

Country

Uganda (n = 154)

Kenya (n = 153)

South Africa (n = 154)

Mean age (sd, range)

46.25 (sd = 14.39, 19–86)

48.94 (13.02, 18–85)

45.44 (15.67, 19–94)

Gender F (%), M (%)

86 (56%), 68 (44%)

101 (66%), 52 (34%)

127 (83%), 26 (17%)

Primary HIV diagnosis Yes (%)

114 (74%)

91 (59%)

99 (65%)

Primary cancer diagnosis Yes (%)

40 (26%)

62 (41%)

55 (35%)

Household size i.e., n of people mean (standard deviation)

5.96 (4.4)

4.27 (2.25)

4.30 (2.49)

Children responsible for mean (standard deviation)

4.34 (4.03)

2.78 (2.26)

1.51 (1.54)

Functional status

   

• Fully active

40 (26%)

73 (48%)

17 (11%)

• Restricted

73 (47%)

46 (30%)

36 (23%)

• Ambulatory

23 (15%)

25 (16%)

34 (22%)

• Limited self care

11 (7%)

7 (5%)

60 (39%)

• Completely disabled

7 (4.5%)

2 (1%)

5 (3%)

• Missing

-

-

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Place of care

   

• Home

11 (7%)

1 (1%)

137 (89%)

• Inpatient

7 (4.5%)

-

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• Day care

45 (29%)

43 (28%)

-

• Outpatient

61 (40%)

109 (71%)

-

• Other

30 (19.5%)

-

14 (9%)

• Missing

-

-

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