Table 1.
Sample characteristics of patients at baseline assessment
| Variable | N=735 | % |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 217 | 29.5 |
| Female | 518 | 70.5 |
| Age, range 18–67 | 35.9 | 9.7 |
| Age, less than 36 | 417 | 56.7 |
| Education | ||
| Grade 7 or less | 279 | 37.8 |
| Grade 8–11 | 314 | 42.8 |
| Grade 12 or more | 139 | 18.9 |
| Missing | 3 | 0.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Traditional African religion or none | 187 | 25.5 |
| Main stream Christian | 154 | 20.9 |
| Charismatic | 271 | 36.9 |
| Other | 123 | 16.7 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural (village) | 338 | 46.0 |
| Rural (farm) | 125 | 17.0 |
| Urban (informal settlements) | 41 | 5.6 |
| Urban (formal settlements) | 227 | 30.9 |
| Missing | 4 | 0.5 |
| Employment status | ||
| Housewife/houseman | 99 | 13.5 |
| Unemployed | 448 | 60.9 |
| Employed | 148 | 20.2 |
| Pensioner/disabled/student | 25 | 3.4 |
| Other | 12 | 1.6 |
| Missing | 3 | 0.4 |
| Income | ||
| Formal salary | 29.3 | |
| Family member contributions | 215 | 18.1 |
| Social grants | 133 | 35.9 |
| 264 | ||
| No income | 57 | |
| Other | 51 | 7.8 |
| Missing | 15 | 6.9 |
| 2.0 | ||
| Time since HIV diagnosis | ||
| ≤1 year (2007/8) | 540 | 73.5 |
| 1–2 years (2006) | 73 | 9.9 |
| >2 years (2005–1995) | 122 | 16.6 |
| CD4 count (cells/uL)= T4: Median=446 (IQR=305–618), T3: Median=261 (IQR=176–387), T2=130 (IQR=72–185) (at baseline: 119; IQR=59–163) | ||
| 1–99 | 106 | 19.7 |
| 100–349 | 345 | 64.2 |
| ≥350 | 86 | 16.0 |