Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (n = 182)
Parameters | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 134 (73.6) |
Female | 42 (23.1) |
Transgender | 6 (3.3) |
Age (years) | |
< 25 years | 30 (16.5) |
25–50 years | 104 (57.1) |
> 50 years | 48 (26.4) |
Marital status | |
Single | 54 (29.7) |
Married/in relationship | 90 (49.5) |
Divorced/separated | 14 (7.7) |
Widowed | 24 (13.2) |
Level of education | |
Illiterate | 102 (56) |
Primary | 50 (27.5) |
Secondary | 12 (6.6) |
Tertiary | 18 (9.9) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 102 (56) |
Unemployed | 80 (44) |
Since HIV diagnosed | |
< 1 year | 44 (24.2) |
1–5 years | 80 (44.0) |
6–10 years | 28 (15.4) |
> 10 years | 30 (16.5) |
HIV serostatus | |
Asymptomatic | 148 (81.3) |
Symptomatic | 34 (18.7) |
AIDS Converted | 0 (0) |
CD-4T cells count | |
< 200 | 32 (17.6) |
200–500 | 62 (34.1) |
> 500 | 88 (48.4) |
Viral load | |
Detectable | 64 (35.2) |
Not detectable | 118 (64.8) |
Time on ART (months) | |
< 12 | 42 (23.1) |
12–48 | 14 (7.7) |
> 48 | 126 (69.2) |
How you got infected with HIV | |
No idea | 20 (11.0) |
Blood products | 20 (11.0) |
Injecting drugs | 96 (52.7) |
Sex with women | 16 (8.8) |
Sex with man | 30 (16.5) |