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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2015 Jan 2;29(1):83–90. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000495

Table 1. Characteristics of participants in UARTO cohort at time of enrollment (n=329).

Characteristic Mean (SD) or no. (%)
Year of cohort entry
 2007 51 (16%)
 2008 83 (25%)
 2009 37 (11%)
 2010 10 (3%)
 2011 78 (24%)
 2012 70 (21%)
Female 229 (70%)
Age, years 34 (10)
Achieved more than primary education 80 (24%)
Married 182 (55%)
Household asset index -0.01 (2.0)
Employed 243 (74%)
Travel time to/from clinic, minutes 52 (41)
Body mass index 22 (4)
CD4 cell count 221 (152)
MOS-HIV physical health summary score 53 (11)
HSCL-D score 1.50 (0.52)
Probable depression (HSCL-D>1.75) 81 (25%)
IARSS score 1.54 (2.05)
 Being HIV positive makes me feel dirty 58 (18%)
 I feel guilty that I am HIV positive 88 (27%)
 I am ashamed that I am HIV positive 76 (23%)
 I sometimes feel worthless because I am HIV positive 45 (14%)
 I hide my HIV status from others 123 (37%)
 It is difficult to tell people about my HIV infection 116 (35%)