Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Variable | N (%) | Variable | Mean (SD) [observed range] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Age (in years) | 41.25 (9.96) | |
| Man | 32 (16.5) | [18–72] | |
| Woman | 161 (83) | Annual Income in ZAR | 34,908.93 (34,672.87) |
| Transgender man | 1 (.5) | [0–240,000] | |
| Race | |||
| Black | 191 (98.5) | Annual Income in USD | 2,323.47 (2,307.76) [0–15,973.90] |
| Coloured* | 2 (1) | ||
| Other | 1 (.5) | Number of people who sleep in the same room at night | 2.63 (1.46) |
| Education | [1–11] | ||
| Grade 6 or below | 13 (6.7) | ||
| Grade 7 | 13 (6.7) | Number of people who sleep in the same house at night | 3.8 (2.33) |
| Grade 8 | 9 (4.7) | [1–15] | |
| Grade 9 | 21 (10.9) | ||
| Grade 10 | 27 (14) | ||
| Grade 11 | 68 (35.2) | ||
| Grade 12 | 32 (16.6) | ||
| Vocational training | 6 (3.1) | Variable | N (%) |
| University | 4 (2.1) | Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen | |
| Sexual Orientation | First-line | 135 (70.3) | |
| Heterosexual | 187 (96.4) | Failed first-line | 57 (29.7) |
| Bisexual | 5 (2.6) | ||
| Gay | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Employment Status† | |||
| Unemployed | 117 (60.3) | ||
| Seeking employment | 44 (22.7) | ||
| Part-time employment | 30 (15.5) | ||
| Full-time employment | 27 (13.9) | ||
| Student | 3 (1.5) | ||
| Disabled | 3 (1.5) | ||
| Retired | 3 (1.5) | ||
| Homemaker | 2 (1) | ||
| Housing Type | |||
| None | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Shack | 109 (56.2) | ||
| Wendy house/backyard dwelling | 9 (4.6) | ||
| Own/family house | 76 (39.2) |
†
Totals for employment status may not equal 100% as participants could select more than one response option
*
In the race category, the term “Coloured” refers to a racial category during the apartheid era and remains relevant in describing present health disparities in South Africa