Regarding the paper ‘Individual and contextual factors influencing patient attrition from antiretroviral therapy care in an urban community of Lusaka, Zambia’ by Maurice Musheke, Virginia Bond and Sonja Merten
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society Supplement 1. Citation: http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/17366 ∣ http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.15.3.17366
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Table 1.
Characteristics of PLHIV who stopped treatment
| Characteristic (n=25) | Number of PLHIV |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18–24 years | 5 |
| 25–34 years | 11 |
| 35–44 years | 3 |
| >44 years | 6 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 8 |
| Female | 17 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 4 |
| Married | 12 |
| Divorced/separated | 7 |
| Widowed | 2 |
| Source of livelihood | |
| Formal employment | 4 |
| Informal employment | 15 |
| Not working/dependant | 6 |
| Duration on treatment | |
| <12 months | 8 |
| 1–<2 years | 6 |
| 2–<3 years | 6 |
| 3–≤4 years | 2 |
| >4 years | 3 |
| Duration not on treatment (up to time of interview) | |
| 6–<12 months | 10 |
| 1–<2 years | 8 |
| 2–<3 years | 5 |
| 3–<4 years | 2 |