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. 2015 Jan 28;15:5. doi: 10.1186/s12905-014-0158-x

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV infected clients receiving care at Mulago and Nsambya HIV clinics in Kampala, Uganda

Characteristic Mulago (N = 408) Nsambya home care (N = 389) Total (N = 797) P-value a
Males (156) Females (252) Males (129) Females (260)
Age-group 0.18
  18-29 16 (10.3) 94 (37.3) 10 (7.8) 73 (28.1) 193 (24.2)
  30-39 85 (54.5) 120 (47.6) 57 (44.2) 156 (73.2) 418 (52.5)
  40+ 55 (35.2) 38 (15.10) 62 (48.1) 31 (11.9) 186 (23.3)
Education 0.001
  None 03 (1.9) 21 (8.3) 04 (3.1) 11 (4.2) 39 (4.9)
  Primary 88 (56.4) 133 (52.8) 60 (46.5) 107 (41.1) 388 (48.7)
  Secondary 49 (31.4) 82 (32.5) 49 (38.0) 107 (41.1) 287 (36.0)
  Tertiary 16 (10.3) 16 (6.4) 16 (12.4) 35 (13.5) 83 (10.4)
Marital status 0.003
  Single 10 (6.4) 24 (9.5) 08 (6.2) 38 (14.6) 80 (10.0)
  Currently married 121 (77.6) 154 (61.1) 103 (79.8) 164 (63.1) 542 (68.0)
  Divorced/separated 21 (13.4) 57 (22.6) 11 (8.5) 32 (12.3) 121 (15.2)
  Widowed 04 (2.6) 17 (6.8) 07 (5.4) 26 (10.0) 54 (6.8)
Religion 0.74
  Catholic 63 (40.4) 99 (39.3) 54 (41.9) 105 (40.4) 321 (40.3)
  Protestant 64 (41.0) 74 (29.4) 49 (38.0) 75 (28.8) 262 (32.9)
  Muslim 17 (10.9) 42 (16.7) 12 (9.3) 39 (15.0) 110 (13.8)
  Other Christian 12 (7.7) 37 (14.6) 14 (10.8) 41 (15.8) 104 (13.0)
Average monthly expenditure <0.0001
  <100,000 11 (7.1) 23 (9.1) 14 (10.8) 47 (18.1) 95 (11.9)
  100,000 – 500,000 110 (70.5) 191 (75.8) 106 (82.2) 188 (72.3) 595 (74.7)
  >500,000 35 (22.4) 38 (15.1) 09 (7.0) 25 (9.6) 107 (13.4)
Occupation 0.003
  Salaried 24 (15.4) 33 (13.1) 26 (20.2) 42 (16.2) 125 (15.7)
  Business/commercial 55 (35.3) 117 (46.4) 67 (51.9) 133 (15.2) 372 (46.7)
  Casual worker 48 (30.8) 34 (13.5) 26 (20.2) 30 (11.5) 138 (17.3)
  Other employment 29 (18.5) 68 (27.0) 10 (7.7) 55 (21.1) 162 (20.3)
Number of sexual partners (past 12 months) <0.0001
  1 101 (64.7) 210 (83.3) 107 (83.0) 242 (93.1) 660 (82.8)
  2+ 55 (35.3) 42 (16.7) 22 (17.0) 18 (6.9) 137 (17.2)
Condom use (past 12 months) 0.14
  Never 13 (8.3) 64 (25.4) 14 (10.9) 40 (15.4) 131 (16.4)
  Sometimes 55 (35.3) 111 (44.0) 45 (34.9) 116 (44.6) 327 (41.0)
  Always 88 (56.4) 77 (30.6) 70 (54.2) 104 (40.0) 339 (42.5)
Partner HIV status 0.07
  Unknown 41 (26.3) 117 (46.4) 31 (24.0) 95 (36.5) 284 (35.6)
  Known HIV negative 32 (20.5) 27 (10.7) 37 (28.7) 39 (15.0) 135 (16.9)
  Known HIV positive 83 (53.2) 108 (42.9) 61 (47.3) 126 (48.5) 378 (47.4)
HIV status disclosure to partner 0.07
  No 29 (18.6) 86 (34.1) 22 (17.0) 66 (25.4) 203 (25.5)
  Yes 127 (81.4) 166 (65.9) 107 (83.0) 194 (74.6) 594 (74.5)
Currently on ARVs <0.0001
  No 35 (22.4) 89 (35.3) 08 (6.2) 33 (12.7) 165 (20.7)
  Yes 121 (77.6) 163 (64.7) 121 (93.8) 227 (87.3) 632 (79.3)
Duration since initiated ARVs b <0.0001
  <1 year 25 (20.7) 28 (17.2) 15 (12.4) 45 (19.8) 114 (17.9)
  1 year 16 (13.2) 33 (20.2) 18 (14.9) 42 (18.5) 109 (17.2)
  2 years 36 (29.8) 36 (22.1) 21 (17.4) 25 (11.0) 118 (18.7)
  3+ years 44 (36.3) 66 (40.5) 67 (55.3) 115 (50.7) 292 (46.2)
CD4 cell count (last time tested) <0.0001
  <350 55 (35.2) 69 (27.4) 51 (39.5) 79 (30.4) 254 (31.9)
  350-499 24 (15.4) 47 (18.6) 46 (35.7) 78 (30.0) 195 (24.4)
  500+ 34 (21.8) 57 (22.6) 12 (9.3) 85 (32.7) 188 (23.6)
  Unknown 43 (27.6) 79 (31.4) 20 (15.5) 18 (6.9) 160 (20.1)
Health status 0.001
  Poor/Fair 27 (17.3) 59 (23.4) 22 (17.0) 23 (8.9) 131 (16.4)
  Good 66 (42.3) 89 (35.3) 50 (38.8) 103 (39.6) 308 (38.6)
  Very Good 63 (40.4) 104 (41.3) 57 (44.2) 134 (51.5) 358 (44.9)

aPearson Chi Square. bExpressed out of those who were currently taking ARVs. ARVs, antiretroviral drugs.