Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants (N=90)
All participants n (%) | DSD-1VL (N=31) n (%) | DSD-2VL (N=31) n (%) | TAU (N=28) n (%) | p | |
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Health center | 0.98 | ||||
Gikondo | 36 (40.0) | 13 (41.9) | 13 (41.9) | 10 (35.7) | |
Kicukiro | 17 (18.9) | 6 (19.4) | 5 (16.1) | 6 (21.4) | |
Remera | 37 (41.1) | 12 (38.7) | 13 (41.9) | 12 (42.9) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 30.8 (10.1) | 29.97 (9.9) | 33.35 (12.6) | 28.89 (6.2) | 0.20 |
Gender | 0.81 | ||||
Man | 30 (33.3) | 11 (35.5) | 11 (35.5) | 8 (28.6) | |
Woman | 60 (66.7) | 20 (64.5) | 20 (64.5) | 20 (71.4) | |
Marital status | 0.89 | ||||
Single | 74 (82.2) | 26 (83.9) | 24 (77.4) | 24 (85.7) | |
Married | 10 (11.1) | 3 (9.7) | 5 (16.1) | 2 (7.1) | |
Other (separated, divorced, widowed) | 6 (6.7) | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.5) | 2 (7.1) | |
Education | 0.03 | ||||
No schooling | 21 (23.3) | 3 (9.7) | 10 (32.3) | 8 (28.6) | |
Completed primary | 46 (51.1) | 18 (58.1) | 11 (35.5) | 17 (60.7) | |
Beyond primary (secondary, technical, or university) | 23 (25.6) | 10 (32.3) | 10 (32.3) | 3 (10.7) | |
Median monthly household income in Rwandan Francs, in thousands (interquartile range) | 30 (20-60) | 40 (20-150) | 30 (20-50) | 35 (25-50) | 0.49 |
Have health insurance | 70 (77.8) | 27 (87.1) | 21 (67.7) | 22 (78.6) | 0.20 |
Employment status | 0.43 | ||||
Full time | 14 (15.6) | 6 (19.4) | 6 (19.4) | 2 (7.1) | |
Part time or self-employed | 49 (54.5) | 16 (51.6) | 14 (45.2) | 19 (67.9) | |
Not employed | 27 (30.0) | 9 (29.0) | 11 (35.5) | 7 (25.0) | |
Number of people to whom HIV status was disclosed (SD) | 1.5 (1.9) | 1.8 (2.5) | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.1 (0.9) | 0.38 |
Mean self-scored quality of life as measured by EQ-5D visual analog scale VAS score (SD) | 42.9 (16.2) | 45.0 (14.0) | 45.5 (17.7) | 37.9 (16.2) | 0.14 |
Mean internalized stigma score, range 1-5 (SD) | 1.9 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.9) | 0.06 |
Mean anticipated stigma score, range 1-5 (SD) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.8) | 0.99 |
Mean enacted stigma score, range 1-4 (SD) | 1.0 (0.11) | 1.1 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.1) | 1.0 (0.0) | 0.54 |
Mean days from care enrollment to ART initiation (SD) | 2.2 (3.8) | 2.4 (3.4) | 2.5 (4.7) | 1.8 (3.0) | 0.72 |
SD: standard deviation