Table 1.
Participant characteristics, N = 536
| Variable | Attribute | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 325 (60.6) |
| Male | 211 (39.4) | |
| Highest Level of Education | None | 5 (0.9) |
| Primary | 43 (8.0) | |
| Secondary | 403 (75.2) | |
| Tertiary | 85 (15.9) | |
| Marital/Relationship status | In a relationship | 123 (22.9) |
| Currently married | 155 (28.9) | |
| Widowed | 54 (10.1) | |
| Not in a relationship | 158 (29.5) | |
| Other | 46 (8.6) | |
| Employment Status | Unemployed | 130 (24.3) |
| Informally employed | 127 (23.7) | |
| Formally employed | 103 (19.2) | |
| Student | 88 (16.4) | |
| Housewife | 53 (9.9) | |
| Other | 35 (6.5) | |
| Duration since HIV diagnosis | Days | 7 (1.3) |
| Weeks (less than a month) | 7 (1.3) | |
| Months (less than a year) | 26 (4.9) | |
| 1 year | 32 (6.0) | |
| More than 1 year | 464 (86.6) | |
| Mode of HIV infection | Perinatally | 221 (41.2) |
| Sex | 272 (50.7) | |
| Injecting drugs | 7 (1.3) | |
| Blood products | 19 (3.5) | |
| Other | 21 (3.9) | |
| ART intake status | Yes | 524 (97.8) |
| No | 12 (2.2) | |
| Duration on ART | Days | 4 (0.7) |
| Weeks (less than a month) | 5 (0.9) | |
| Months (less than a year) | 29 (5.4) | |
| 1 year | 35 (6.5) | |
| More than 1 year | 451 (84.1) | |
| ART adherence | Not at all | 6 (1.1) |
| Sometimes | 39 (7.3) | |
| Always | 477 (90.0) | |
| Smoking status | Yes | 47 (8.8) |
| No | 489 (91.2) | |
| Alcohol intake | Yes | 136 (25.4) |
| No | 400 (74.6) | |
| Drugs/substances intake | Yes | 20 (3.7) |
| No | 516 (96.3) | |
| HIV disclosure | Yes | 429 (80.0) |
| No | 107 (20.0) | |
| Hospital admission in the past year | Yes | 57 (10.6) |
| No | 479 (89.4) | |
| Adverse events in the past month | Yes | 152 (28.4) |
| No | 384 (71.6) |