Table 1.
Participant baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Standard of care | Patient-selected care buddy arm (PSCB) n/N (%) |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SOC) | n/N (%) | ||||
| n/N | % | n/N | % | ||
| Overall | 604 /604 | 100 | 605/605 | 100 | - |
| Age (years) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 37.0 | 8.8 | 37.6 | 9.1 | 0.272 |
| Median (IQR) | 36.0 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 12.0 | |
| Age group | |||||
| 15-29 | 107/604 | 17.8 | 102/605 | 16.9 | 0.439 |
| 30-34 | 147/604 | 24.3 | 149/605 | 24.6 | |
| 35-39 | 147/604 | 24.3 | 135/605 | 22.3 | |
| 40-44 | 86/604 | 14.2 | 91/605 | 15.0 | |
| 45+ | 117/604 | 19.4 | 128/605 | 21.2 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 433/604 | 71.7 | 436/605 | 72.1 | 0.884 |
| Male | 171/604 | 28.3 | 169/605 | 27.9 | |
| Baseline CD4 category | |||||
| 251-350 | 84/604 | 13.9 | 89/605 | 14.7 | 0.690 |
| 351-499 | 148/604 | 24.5 | 159/605 | 26.3 | |
| 500+ | 372/604 | 61.6 | 357/605 | 59.0 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Not married | 285/604 | 47.2 | 282/605 | 46.6 | 0.842 |
| Married | 319/604 | 52.8 | 323/605 | 53.4 | |
| Main occupation | |||||
| Agriculture/housework | 416/604 | 68.9 | 430 /605 | 71.1 | 0.404 |
| Trading | 66/604 | 10.9 | 72 /605 | 11.9 | |
| Mobile occupation | 8/604 | 1.3 | 5/ 605 | 0.8 | |
| Bar/restaurant worker | 20/604 | 3.3 | 19/605 | 3.1 | |
| Other work | 94/604 | 15.6 | 79/605 | 13.1 | |
| Education level | |||||
| Primary or lower | 506/604 | 83.8 | 526 /605 | 86.9 | 0.119 |
| Secondary or higher | 98 /604 | 16.2 | 79 /605 | 13.1 | |
|
Travel distance to HIV
clinic (km) |
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| 0-1 | 60/604 | 10.0 | 69/605 | 11.4 | 0.333 |
| 2-3 | 138/604 | 22.8 | 134/605 | 22.1 | |
| 4-5 | 109/604 | 18.0 | 93/605 | 15.4 | |
| 5+ | 148/604 | 24.5 | 175/605 | 29.0 | |
| Don’t Know | 149/604 | 24.7 | 134/605 | 22.1 | |
|
Travel time to clinic
(minutes) |
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| <30 | 94/604 | 15.6 | 101/605 | 16.7 | 0.425 |
| 30-59 | 208/604 | 34.4 | 176/605 | 29.1 | |
| 60+ | 287/604 | 47.5 | 317/605 | 52.4 | |
| Don’t Know | 15/604 | 2.5 | 11/605 | 1.8 | |