Table 1.

Overview of demographic and clinical variables by gender

Variable	All (N = 895)	Female (N = 661)	Male (N = 279)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Mean (SD) age (years)	39 (10.3)	37 (10.4)	42 (9.5)
Marital status
Single	115 (13.8%)	76 (13.2%)	39 (15.1%)
Married or cohabiting	419 (50.2%)	278 (49.0%)	168 (65.4%)
Divorced	134 (16.0%)	107 (18.5%)	27 (10.5%)
Widowed	95 (11.4%)	80 (13.9%)	15 (5.8%)
Separated	34 (4.1%)	26 (4.5%)	8 (3.1%)
Occupations
Unemployed	46 (5.6%)	36 (6.4%)	10 (3.9%)
Trading	404 (49.3%)	347 (61.3%)	57 (22.6%)
Driving	36 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.3%)
Farming	72 (8.8%)	44 (7.8%)	28 (11.1%)
Masonry	16 (2.0%)	0 (0%)	16 (6.3%)
Teaching	18 (2.2%)	10 (1.8%)	8 (3.2%)
Hairdressing	36 (4.4%)	33 (5.8%)	3 (1.2%)
Student	15 (1.8%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (1.2%)
Seamstress	36 (4.4%)	27 (4.8%)	11 (4.4%)
Other	137 (16.8%)	57 (10.1%)	80 (31.7%)
Educational level
Primary	255 (31.1%)	201 (40.1%)	54 (24.0%)
Secondary	241 (33.2%)	173 (34.5%)	68 (30.2%)
Tertiary	230 (31.7%)	127 (25.4%)	103 (45.8%)
Has a religious affiliation	779 (96.5%)	547 (97.7%)	232 (92.8%)
Mean number of dependent children	1.6	1.5	1.8
History of alcohol use	68 (16.6%)	27 (11.6%)	41 (38.0%)
Referral Method
Diagnostic	617 (81.0%)	414 (78.4%)	203 (86.8%)
Voluntary	103 (13.5%)	72 (13.6%)	31 (13.2%)
PMTCT	42 (5.5%)	42 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Reported symptoms to nurse at during intake	466 (59.1%)	302 (55.6%)	164 (67.0%)
Reported symptoms to physician at initial visit	279 (78.4%)	195 (80.2%)	84 (74.3%)
Physical exam findings present at initial visit	159 (41.8%)	107 (42.0%)	52 (41.6%)
Mean CD4 count	296	311	260
Non pregnant women		395
Pregnant women		303
Missing CD4 count	175 (19.6%)	121 (19.6%)	54 (19.4%)
Mean WHO stage	2.78	2.77	2.79