Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects (n = 120).
| PERCENT | MEAN | STANDARD DEVIATION | RANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CHARACTERISTICS HIV-POSITIVE SUBJECTS (n = 120) |
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| Age (years) | 37.5 | 6.5 | 23 - 50 | |
| Education (years) | 8.9 | 4.1 | 0 - 18 | |
| No education | 8% | |||
| Primary (1-7 yrs) | 29% | |||
| Secondary (8-12 yrs) | 48% | |||
| Post-secondary (>12 yrs) | 15% | |||
| Gender (female) | 50% | |||
| CD4 count | 360.4 | 181.4 | 42 - 881.8 | |
| Subjects with CD4 <200/mm3 | 20% | 149.2 | 44.2 | 42 - 199.4 |
| Viral load | ||||
| <400 copies/mL | 80% | |||
| >400 copies/mL | 17% | 37,181.0 | 92,828.2 | 490 - 270,000 |
| Unknown | 3% | |||
| Time since HIV-positive diagnosis (years) | 3.9 | 2.4 | <1 - 14 | |
| On HAART (≥ 3 drugs) | 97.5% | |||
| Time since beginning HAART (years) | 2.8 | 2.0 | <1 - 7 | |
| Marital status: | ||||
| Single | 75% | |||
| Married | 23% | |||
| Widowed | 2% | |||
| Employment status: | ||||
| Employed | 68% | |||
| Unemployed | 32% | |||
| Language of test Administration: | ||||
| Setswana | 39% | |||
| English | 52% | |||
| Both | 9% | |||