Table 4. Characteristics of patients in the in-depth interviews.

	ART initiation group
Characteristics	Very late (n = 12) n (%)	Late (n = 12) n %)	Timely (n = 6) n (%)
Age (mean)	32	31	32
Sex (males)	8 (67)	7 (58)	3 (50)
IDU (yes)	9 (75)	7 (58)	5 (83)
Unsafe sex (yes)	3 (25)	5 (42)	1 (17)
Education
None	1 (8)	6 (50)	0 (0)
Primary	5 (42)	1 (8)	3 (50)
Secondary	6 (50)	5 (42)	3 (50)
Marital status
Married	9 (75)	8 (67)	4 (67)
Single	2 (17)	3 (25)	2 (33)
Divorced	1 (8)	1 (8)	0 (0)
Occupation
None	0 (0)	6 (50)	1 (17)
Private sector	10 (83)	6 (50)	5 (83)
Government sector	2 (17)	0 (0)	0 (0)