Table 2.
Distribution of patients’ worries at the first assessment for ART eligibility; by eligibility status and gender
|
Patient’s reported worries |
Total |
ART eligibility status |
Gender |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
Eligible |
Not eligible |
p-value |
Males |
Females |
p-value |
|||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
| Total |
421 |
217 |
204 |
|
150 |
271 |
|
|||||
| Any worry |
277 |
(66) |
141 |
(65) |
136 |
(67) |
0.715 |
95 |
(63) |
182 |
(67) |
0.428 |
| HIV serostatus disclosure |
69 |
(16) |
38 |
(18) |
31 |
(15) |
0.521 |
23 |
(15) |
46 |
(17) |
0.663 |
| Food and nutrition |
50 |
(12) |
25 |
(12) |
25 |
(12) |
0.816 |
14 |
(9) |
36 |
(13) |
0.230 |
| Use of other medications |
33 |
(8) |
20 |
(9) |
13 |
(6) |
0.278 |
14 |
(9) |
19 |
(7) |
0.396 |
| ART adherence |
28 |
(7) |
14 |
(6) |
14 |
(7) |
0.886 |
8 |
(5) |
20 |
(7) |
0.420 |
| Condom use |
27 |
(6) |
13 |
(6) |
14 |
(7) |
0.715 |
11 |
(7) |
16 |
(6) |
0.566 |
| ARV side effects |
23 |
(5) |
15 |
(7) |
8 |
(4) |
0.177 |
4 |
(3) |
19 |
(7) |
0.600 |
| Will ARVs make me better? |
20 |
(5) |
13 |
(6) |
7 |
(3) |
0.217 |
6 |
(4) |
14 |
(5) |
0.590 |
| Treatment supporter |
13 |
(3) |
4 |
(2) |
9 |
(4) |
0.128 |
5 |
(3) |
8 |
(3) |
0.829 |
| Contraception /child bearing |
14 |
(3) |
6 |
(3) |
8 |
(4) |
0.508 |
3 |
(2) |
11 |
(4) |
0.259 |
| Will ARVS make me worse? |
13 |
(3) |
5 |
(2) |
8 |
(4) |
0.338 |
4 |
(3) |
9 |
(3) |
0.710 |
| Residence outside study area |
12 |
(3) |
4 |
(2) |
8 |
(4) |
0.200 |
1 |
(1) |
11 |
(4) |
0.063* |
| Alcohol use |
11 |
(3) |
4 |
(2) |
7 |
(3) |
0.307 |
7 |
(5) |
4 |
(1) |
0.049 |
| Why not start ART immediately |
11 |
(3) |
4 |
(2) |
7 |
(3) |
0.307 |
4 |
(3) |
7 |
(3) |
0.959 |
| Employment/work issues |
6 |
(1) |
4 |
(2) |
2 |
(1) |
0.455 |
4 |
(3) |
2 |
(1) |
0.110 |
| Spouse’s HIV serostatus |
5 |
(1) |
3 |
(1) |
2 |
(1) |
0.990* |
2 |
(1) |
3 |
(1) |
0.990 * |
| Pill burden |
3 |
(1) |
3 |
(1) |
0 |
(0) |
0.249* |
1 |
(1) |
2 |
(1) |
0.990* |
| HIV-related stigma |
3 |
(1) |
2 |
(1) |
1 |
(0) |
0.599 |
0 |
3 |
(1) |
0.196 |
|
| Cigarette smoking |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
(0) |
1 |
(0) |
0.485* |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
|
0.356 * |
| Others | 50 | (12) | 23 | (11) | 27 | (13) | 0.403 | 15 | (10) | 35 | (13) | 0.376 |
* Fisher’s exact test.
Note: numbers do not add up as some patients had more than one worry.