Table 1.
Personal characteristics of qualitative study participants, compared to the remainder of the META study population
| Median (IQR) or N(%) Qualitative Sample (N = 100) | Median (IQR) or N(%) Remainder of Study Population (N = 804) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Median | 27 (24,33) | 31 (26, 38) | < 0.001 |
| Mean | 30 (10) | 33 (10) | 0.0027 |
| Gender—Female (N/%) | 78 (78) | 547 (68) | 0.050 |
| Marital status (N/%) | |||
| Single/living alone | 47 (47) | 330 (42) | 0.52 |
| Married/Lvg w/partner | 45 (45) | 347 (43) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 8 (8) | 115 (15) | |
| Number of living children | |||
| Median | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 0.14 |
| Mean | 2.3 (1.7) | 2.6 (4) | 0.49 |
| Highest level of education (N/%) | |||
| None/primary only | 30 (30) | 214 (27) | 0.46 |
| Secondary | 61 (61) | 529 (67) | |
| Post-secondary | 9 (9) | 49 (6) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 43 (43) | 278 (35) | 0.12 |
| Unemployed | 57 (57) | 514 (65) | |
| Self-rated health at baseline | |||
| Poor | 4 (4) | 114 (14) | < 0.001 |
| Fair—good | 62 (62) | 559 (71) | |
| Very good—Excellent | 34 (34) | 118 (15) | |
| CD4 count (cells/mm3): median (IQR) at baseline | 446.5 (390, 529) | 369 (126, 462) | < 0.001 |
| Log viral load (copies/ml): median, IQR at baseline | 4.2 (3.2, 4.7) | 4.5 (3.6, 5.1) | < 0.001 |
| Viral suppression (< 50 copies/ml) at month 12 (N/%) | 78 (81) | 561 (82) | 0.89 |
| Adherence (by Wisepill) | |||
| At month 6 | |||
| Mean | 73 (31) | 74 (28) | 0.91 |
| Median | 88 (61, 98) | 86 (59, 96) | 0.46 |
| At month 12 | |||
| Mean | 69 (33) | 70 (29) | 0.77 |
| Median | 81 (49, 95) | 80 (50, 94) | 0.78 |
Qualitative study participants have been removed from the META study sample for purposes of this comparative analysis. The total number of participants enrolled in the META Study is 904 [17]