Table 1.
Demographic, socio-economic, substance use characteristics of the study participants in pre-ART follow up, JUSH, 2013, N = 588
| Variables | Category | pre-ART | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPT group no (%) | Non-IPT group no (%) | |||
| Age group (years) | 15-29 | 124 (42.18%) | 133 (45.24%) | 257 (43.71%) |
| 30-39 | 108 (36.73%) | 93 (31.63%) | 201 (34.18%) | |
| 39+ | 62 (21.09%) | 68 (23.13%) | 130 (22.11%) | |
| Sex (n = 587) | Female | 180 (61.43%) | 184 (62.59%) | 364 (62.01%) |
| Male | 113 (38.57%) | 110 (37.41%) | 223 (37.99%) | |
| Residence (n = 585) | Urban | 201 (69.07%) | 201 (68.37%) | 402 (68.72%) |
| Rural | 90 (30.93%) | 93 (31.63%) | 183 (31.28%) | |
| Marital status | Never Married | 51 (17.35%) | 54 (18.37%) | 105 (17.86%) |
| Married | 159 (54.08%) | 156 (53.06%) | 315 (53.57%) | |
| Separated | 31 (10.54%) | 21 (7.14%) | 52 (8.84%) | |
| Divorced | 31 (10.54%) | 29 (9.86%) | 60 (10.20%) | |
| Widowed | 22 (7.48%) | 34 (11.56%) | 56 (9.52%) | |
| Level of education (n = 585) | No education | 53 (18.21%) | 86 (29.25%) | 139 (23.76%) |
| Primary | 123 (42.27%) | 111 (37.76%) | 234 (40.00%) | |
| Secondary | 86 (29.55%) | 71 (24.15%) | 157 (26.84%) | |
| Tertiary | 29 (9.97%) | 26 (8.84%) | 55 (9.40%) | |
| Religion (n = 587) | Protestant | 35 (11.95%) | 50 (17.01%) | 85 (14.48%) |
| Orthodox | 174 (59.39%) | 133 (45.24%) | 307 (52.30%) | |
| Muslim | 78 (26.62%) | 104 (35.37%) | 182 (31.01%) | |
| Catholic | 6 (2.05%) | 7 (2.38%) | 13 (2.21%) | |
| Employment status (n = 585) | Employed | 116 (39.86%) | 104 (35.37%) | 220 (37.61%) |
| Unemployed | 175 (60.14%) | 190 (64.63%) | 365 (62.39%) | |
| People/household (n = 583) | <=2 | 89 (30.38%) | 92 (31.72%) | 181 (31.05%) |
| >2 | 204 (69.62%) | 198 (68.28%) | 402 (68.95%) | |
| Substance use | ||||
| Tobacco | Yes | 37 (12.63%) | 57 (19.39%) | 94 (16.01%) |
| No | 256 (87.37%) | 237 (80.61%) | 493 (83.99%) | |
| Alcohol | Yes | 64 (21.77%) | 74 (25.17%) | 138 (23.47%) |
| No | 230 (78.23%) | 220 (74.83%) | 450 (76.53%) | |
| Soft drugs 1 | Yes | 92 (31.29%) | 110 (37.41%) | 202 (34.35%) |
| No | 202 (68.71%) | 184 (62.59%) | 386 (65.65%) | |
| Hard drugs 2 | Yes | 31 (10.58%) | 33 (11.26%) | 64 (10.92%) |
| No | 262 (89.42%) | 260 (88.74%) | 522 (89.08%) | |
| Follow up time median (IQR) | Over all | 24.08 (IQR = 15.63-36.98) month | ||
| IPT | 22.61 (IQR = 17.13-28.56) month | |||
| Non-IPT | 26.68 (IQR = 14.66-43.66) month | |||
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