Table 3.
Interview responses regarding socioeconomics characteristics for 232 HIV-infected patients who had received at least nine months of antiretroviral therapy
| Variable | Number | % |
| Duration of ART at the time of interview (months) |
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| Mean (SD) | 27 (9.7) | |
| Range | 9.2 – 44.1 |
|
| Occupation | ||
| Trader or food seller | 97 | 41.8 |
| Labourer | 35 | 15.1 |
| Seamstress | 25 | 10.8 |
| Hairdresser | 17 | 7.3 |
| Driver | 10 | 4.3 |
| Teacher | 6 | 2.6 |
| Clerical | 6 | 2.6 |
| Management | 6 | 2.6 |
| Other | 17 | 7.3 |
| Unemployed | 13 | 5.6 |
| Self-employed (n=212) | 149 | 70.3 |
| Currently Working | 147 | 63.4 |
| Same occupation (n=147) | 91 | 61.9 |
| Lost job or took leave since diagnosis (n=226) |
171 | 75.7 |
| Reason for leave/job loss (n=168) | ||
| Physical inability | 108 | 64.3 |
| Lost of capital | 27 | 16.1 |
| Fired | 18 | 10.7 |
| Lost customers | 6 | 3.6 |
| Resigned | 5 | 3.0 |
| Family leave | 4 | 2.4 |
| Started new job since illness (n=122) |
79 | 64.8 |
| Started new job after ART (n=78) | 55 | 70.5 |
| Making less money with new job (n=75) |
47 | 62.7 |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; SD, standard deviation, n, number of patients.