Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants disaggregated by linkage status
| CHARACTERISTICS |
LINKED n (%); N=22 |
NOT LINKED n (%); N=16 |
TOTAL n (%); N=38 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facility type | |||
| Clinic | 13 (59.2) | 11 (68.8) | 24 (63.2) |
| Gateway | 3 (13.6) | 4 (25.0) | 7 (18.4) |
| Hospital | 3 (13.6) | 1 (6.2) | 4 (10.5) |
| Mobile clinic | 3 (13.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.9) |
| AGE in years, median (IQR) | 32 (24-36) | 31 (22-32) | 31.5 (22-36) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Black African | 22 (57.9) | 16 (42.1) | 38 (100.0) |
| Colored/Mixed ancestry | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| White | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Indian/Asian | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 6 (27.2) | 3 (18.8) | 9 (23.7) |
| Female | 16 (72.8) | 13 (81.2) | 29 (76.3) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 2 (9.1) | 1 (6.2) | 3 (7.9) |
| Cohabitating | 8 (36.4) | 2 (12.5) | 10 (26.3) |
| Dating | 11 (50.0) | 11 (68.8) | 22 (57.9) |
| Single | 1 (4.5) | 2 (12.5) | 3 (7.9) |
| Educational level | |||
| Primary school/Grade 1-7 | 2 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.2) |
| Secondary school/Grade 8-11 | 9 (40.9) | 8 (50.0) | 17 (44.7) |
| Matriculated/Grade 12 | 11 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 19 (50) |
| Post matric | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) |
| Employment in the past 3 months | |||
| Employed | 10 (45.5) | 5 (31.3) | 15 (39.5) |
| Unemployed | 12 (54.5) | 11 (68.8) | 23(60.5) |
| Access to R200 (US$15) in case of an emergency | |||
| Yes | 7 (31.8) | 7 (43.8) | 14 (36.8) |
| No | 15 (68.2) | 9 (56.2) | 24 (63.2) |
| Received earnings in the past 4 weeks | |||
| Yes | 8 (36.4) | 5 (31.3) | 13 (34.2) |
| No | 14 (63.6) | 11 (68.7) | 25 (65.8) |