Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 1159 study participants at the Mulago HIV clinic in Uganda between April 2012 and December 2013
Characteristic | Whole sample | ART | No ART |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 1159 (%) | n = 586 (%) | n = 573 (%) | |
Gender | |||
 Female | 823 (71) | 386 (66) | 436 (76) |
 Male | 336 (29) | 200 (34) | 137 (24) |
Education level | |||
  ≤ Primary | 594 (51) | 298 (51) | 296 (52) |
 Secondary | 458 (40) | 232 (40) | 226 (39) |
 Apprenticeship | 83 (7) | 42 (7) | 41 (7) |
 Tertiary | 24 (2) | 14 (2) | 10 (2) |
Age in years | |||
 <30 | 482 (41) | 255 (44) | 227 (40) |
 30–39 | 426 (37) | 212 (36) | 214 (37) |
 ≥40 | 251 (22) | 119 (20) | 132 (23) |
Monthly income (USD) | |||
 <20 | 362 (31) | 180 (31) | 182 (32) |
 20–60 | 329 (29) | 154 (26) | 175 (30) |
 >60 | 468 (40) | 252 (43) | 216 (38) |
Religion | |||
 Christian | 951 (82) | 476 (81) | 475 (83) |
 Muslim | 187 (16) | 99 (17) | 88 (15) |
 Other | 21 (2) | 11 (2) | 10 (2) |
Marital status | |||
 Currently married | 703 (61) | 352 (60) | 351 (61) |
 Divorced/separated | 274 (24) | 144 (24) | 130 (23) |
 Single | 76 (6) | 45 (8) | 31 (5) |
 Widowed | 106 (9) | 45 (8) | 61 (11) |
Employed | |||
 Yes | 938 (81) | 478 (82) | 460 (80) |
 No | 221 (19) | 108 (18) | 113 (20) |
Social support | |||
 Yes, family | 920 (79) | 488 (83) | 432 (75) |
 Yes, other | 194 (17) | 80 (14) | 114 (20) |
 None | 45 (4) | 18 (3) | 27 (5) |
Alcohol consumption | |||
 Yes | 322 (28) | 141 (24) | 181 (32) |
 No | 837 (72) | 445 (76) | 392 (68) |
Smoking | |||
 Yes | 50 (4) | 23 (4) | 27 (5) |
 No | 1109 (96) | 563 (96) | 546 (95) |