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. 2024 Jun 19;24:1628. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18886-z

Table 2.

Sample characteristics of persons with HIV in Uganda overall and by study, n(%)

Characteristics Overall (N = 1153) Study
DIPT (n = 599) Extend (n = 261) ADEPT-T (n = 293)
Age (years)
 Med (IQR) 40 (32–47) 39 (32–47) 40 (33–46) 40 (33–47)
 Mean (SD) 40.42 (9.89) 40.40 (10.18) 40.24 (9.49) 40.61 (9.68)
Men 721 (63) 408 (68) 169 (65) 144 (49)
Highest level of education
 None 141 (12) 99 (17) 14 (5) 28 (10)
 Some primary school 733 (64) 387 (65) 160 (61) 186 (63)
 Some secondary school 211 (18) 92 (15) 61 (23) 58 (20)
 Vocation school 61 (5) 20 (3) 24 (9) 17 (6)
 University 7 (1) 1 (< 1) 2 (1) 4 (1)
Undetectable HIV viral load 1021 (91) 525 (90) 234 (90) 262 (92)
Recent alcohol use
 Self-reported AUDIT-C
  Med (IQR) 5 (3.5–8) 6 (4–8) 7 (4–9) 2 (0–4)
  Mean (SD) 5.55 (3.12) 6.34 (2.45) 6.89 (2.82) 2.77 (2.88)
 Biomarker-measured PEth (ng/mL)
  Med (IQR) 190 (34–474) 264 (93–583) 259 (68–520) 15 (1–188)
  Mean (SD) 342.07 (426.01) 416.75 (457.41) 387.01 (438.16) 149.39 (257.07)
Depression (CESD)
 Med (IQR) 6 (1–13) 5 (1–10) 13 (6–28) 3 (0–10)
 Mean (SD) 9.66 (11.60) 7.44 (8.69) 18.37 (15.48) 6.42 (8.63)
Religiosity (DUREL Index)
 Organizational religious activity
  Med (IQR) 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 5 (4–5)
  Mean (SD) 3.90 (1.40) 3.78 (1.39) 3.85 (1.39) 4.18 (1.40)
 Non-organizational religious activity
  Med (IQR) 2 (1–5) 2 (1–4) 2 (1–4) 4 (1–5)
  Mean (SD) 2.74 (1.67) 2.49 (1.63) 2.63 (1.59) 3.32 (1.69)
 Intrinsic religiosity
  Med (IQR) 15 (12–15) 15 (11–15) 12 (12–15) 15 (14–15)
  Mean (SD) 12.78 (3.29) 12.34 (3.91) 12.72 (2.19) 13.76 (2.41)

Abbreviations: ADEPT-T The Alcohol Drinkers’ Exposure to Preventive Therapy for TB Study, AUDIT-C Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption, CESD Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression, DIPT The Drinkers’ Intervention to Prevent Tuberculosis RCT, DUREL Duke University Religion Index, Extend The Mobile Technology to Extend Clinic-Based Counseling for HIV + s in Uganda RCT, IQR Interquartile range, med median, PEth Phosphatidylethanol