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Table 1 Selected Participant Characteristics by MOS-HIV and SF12 Questionnaire

From: Reliability and validity of Thai versions of the MOS-HIV and SF-12 quality of life questionnaires in people living with HIV/AIDS

  

QOL tool

Group Total

Characteristics

      
  

MOS-HIV (n = 50)

SF12 (n = 50)

(N = 100)

  

Count

Col %

Count

Col %

Count

Col %

Sex

Male

17

34.0%

25

50.0%

42

42.0%

 

Female

33

66.0%

25

50.0%

58

58.0%

Marital status

Single

2

4.0%

8

16.0%

10

10.0%

 

Married*

22

44.0%

31

62.0%

53

53.0%

 

Widowed*

24

48.0%

9

18.0%

33

33.0%

 

Divorced

2

4.0%

2

4.0%

4

4.0%

Education

Primary education

30

60.0%

30

60.0%

60

60.0%

 

Middle School

6

12.0%

7

14.0%

13

13.0%

 

High School

9

18.0%

6

12.0%

15

15.0%

 

Vocational Ed

4

8.0%

5

10.0%

9

9.0%

 

Bachelor degree

1

2.0%

2

4.0%

3

3.0%

Occupation

Manual Labor

26

52.0%

23

46.0%

49

49.0%

 

Agriculture

3

6.0%

5

10.0%

8

8.0%

 

Office work

2

4.0%

3

6.0%

5

5.0%

 

Self employed

5

10.0%

10

20.0%

15

15.0%

 

Government employee & State Enterprise

1

2.0%

2

4.0%

3

3.0%

 

House work

4

8.0%

3

6.0%

7

7.0%

 

Unemployed

9

18.0%

4

8.0%

13

13.0%

ART Taken

No

  

2

4.0%

2

2.0%

 

Yes

50

100.0%

48

96.0%

98

98.0%

Age

Median

35.5

36

36

 

Mean ± SD

36.3 ± 5.7

37.9 ± 8.1

37.1 ± 7.0

 

Min - Max

26 - 51

26 - 64

26 - 64

  

(n = 40)

(n = 42)

(N = 82)

CD4 cell count

0 - 100

11

27.5%

8

19.0%

19

23.2%

 

101 - 200

14

35.0%

13

31.0%

27

32.9%

 

201 - 300

7

17.5%

10

23.8%

17

20.7%

 

301 - 500

7

17.5%

7

16.7%

14

17.1%

 

> 500

1

2.5%

4

9.5%

5

6.1%

 

Median

142.0

209.0

174.5

 

Mean ± SD

189.25 ± 138.80

246.00 ± 177.50

218.32 ± 161.36

 

Min - Max

0 -550

17 - 700

0 - 700

Signs and Symptoms Score (0 - 88)

Median

15.0

10.50

13.0

 

Mean ± SD

16.70 ± 11.17

13.72 ± 10.47

15.21 ± 10.88

 

Min - Max

1 - 61

0 - 51

0 - 61

Number of days spent in bed in past 3 months

None

38

76.0%

40

80.0%

78

78.0%

 

1 - 2 days

6

12.0%

5

10.0%

11

11.0%

 

> 2 days

6

12.0%

5

10.0

11

11.0%

Number of days of reduced activity due to illness in past 3 months

None

40

80.0%

39

78.0%

79

79.0%

 

1 - 2 days

1

2.0%

4

8.0%

5

5.0%

 

> 2 days

9

18.0%

7

14.0%

16

16.0%

  1. *chi-square, p < 0.05