Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample (N=456)

	Median (interquartile range) or No. (%)
Age, years	35 (29–40)
Women	317 (69.5%)
Marital status
Never married	32 (7.0%)
Separated, divorced, or widowed	212 (46.5%)
Married or cohabiting	200 (43.9%)
Number of household members	3 (1–5)
Educational attainment
None	78 (17.1%)
Primary schooling	263 (57.7%)
Secondary schooling or more	103 (22.6%)
Currently unemployed	132 (29.0%)
CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count, per mL	203 (129–289)
Currently on antiretroviral therapy	259 (56.8%)
Duration of treatment, months	14 (11–19)
Internalized AIDS-Related Stigma Scale, total score	1 (0–2)
Endorses feelings of self-blame	106 (23.3%)
Hopkins Symptom Checklist for Depression, total score	1.3 (1.1–1.6)
Experienced any enacted HIV-related stigma	93 (20.4%)
Physical Health Summary, total score	52.3 (44.9–58.1)
Mental Health Summary, total score	51.9 (45.4–56.9)
HIV-related symptom burden	0.1 (−0.2 to 0.5)