Table 1. Characteristics of caregivers enrolled from January 2013 to July 2013.
| Komfo-Anokye (disclosure intervention) |
Korle-Bu (usual care) |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 131(%) | N = 167(%) | P value | N = 298(%) | |
| Agee | 43.2 ± 10.8 | 42.1 ± 10.0 | 0.34a | 42.6 ± 10.4 |
| Marital statusc | 0.09b | |||
| Single | 17 (13.0) | 22 (13.2) | 39 (13.1) | |
| Married | 63 (48.1) | 98 (58.7) | 161 (54.0) | |
| Divorce/separated | 17 (13.0) | 23 (13.8) | 40 (13.4) | |
| Widowed | 34 (26.0) | 24 (14.4) | 58 (19.5) | |
| Gender | 0.38b | |||
| Male | 22 (16.8) | 36 (21.6) | 58 (19.5) | |
| Female | 109 (83.2) | 131 (78.4) | 240 (80.5) | |
| HIV status | 0.9b | |||
| No or not sure | 53 (40.8) | 65 (39.6) | 118 (40.1) | |
| Yes | 77 (59.2) | 99 (60.4) | 176 (59.9) | |
| Education | <0.0001b | |||
| No school | 17 (13.0) | 30 (18.0) | 47 (15.8) | |
| Elementary education | 96 (73.3) | 71 (42.5) | 167 (56.0) | |
| Secondary and post-secondary education | 18 (13.7) | 66 (39.5) | 84 (28.2) | |
| Employment status | 0.62b | |||
| Unemployed | 18 (13.8) | 22 (13.3) | 40 (13.5) | |
| Self-employed | 103 (79.2) | 127 (76.5) | 230 (77.7) | |
| Private or government sector employment | 9 (6.9) | 17 (10.2) | 26 (8.8) | |
| Monthly household income (GHS)d | <0.0001b | |||
| >50 per month | 26 (20.2) | 2 (1.2) | 28 (9.6) | |
| 50–300 per month | 84 (65.1) | 99 (60.7) | 183 (62.7) | |
| >300 per month | 19 (14.7) | 62 (38.0) | 81 (27.7) | |
| Distance from clinic/hospital | 0.0001b | |||
| 0–20 kilometers | 98 (75.4) | 90 (53.9) | 188 (63.3) | |
| More than 20 kilometers | 32 (24.6) | 77 (46.1) | 109 (36.7) | |
| Receiving own care at | 0.56b | |||
| Clinic/hospital | 126 (96.9) | 165 (98.8) | 291 (98.0) | |
| Clinic/hospital and Traditional/homeopathic healer | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.0) | |
| Other | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.0) |
a p value was based on two sample t test.
b p value was based on Fisher’s Exact test for count.
cFrequency and Column Percentage for categorical variables.
dGhana Cedis (GHS): 1 GHS = 0.31 USD.
eMean ± Standard deviation for continuous variable.