Table 1. Baseline characteristics of 403 CHAT study participants, Tanzania, 2008–2009.
Characteristicas | Median (IQR) or n (%) | |
Sample Size | 403 | |
Age | 42 (36–48) | |
Female gender, n (%) | 276 (68.5) | |
Marital status, n (%) | Married or cohabitating | 149 (37.0) |
Never married | 57(14.1) | |
Widowed | 112 (27.8) | |
Divorced | 80 (19.9) | |
Education, n (%) | None | 21 (5.2) |
Primary | 297 (73.7) | |
Secondary | 70 (17.4) | |
University | 10 (2.5) | |
Household assetsb, n (%) | Zero | 46 (11.6) |
One | 62 (15.6) | |
Two | 103 (25.9) | |
Three | 187 (47.0) | |
Suppressed immune function, n (%) (<200 CD4 cells/mm3) | 76 (18.9) | |
Virologic failure, n (%) | 72 (17.9) | |
Depressive symptomsc, n (%) | None or mild | 358 (88.8) |
Moderate or severe | 40 (9.9) | |
Nonadherent, n (%) | 94 (23.3) |
Median (IQR) unless otherwise noted.
Household asset score was determined by access to: running water, a flush toilet, and/or a television.
Depressive symptoms are measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (range: 0–27).