Table 1.
Characteristics of patients at enrolment into Medication Adherence Clubs in an MSF primary care clinic stratified by morbidity, Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya from August 2013 to August 2014
| Variables | HIV positive n (%) | Non‐HIV n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1020 | 412 | 1432 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 405 (40) | 108 (26) | 513 (36) |
| Female | 615 (60) | 304 (74) | 919 (64) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 25–45 | 745 (73) | 168 (41) | 913 (64) |
| >45–75 | 265 (26) | 243 (59) | 508 (35) |
| Not recorded | 10 (1) | 1 (0) | 11 (1) |
| Duration on treatment at time of enrolment (months) | |||
| >6 months < 12 months | 2 (<1) | 8 (2) | 10 (0.7) |
| >12 months‐24 months | 1 (<1) | 54 (13) | 55 (4) |
| >24 months | 1009 (99) | 346 (84) | 1355 (95) |
| Not recorded | 8 (0.8) | 4 (1) | 12 (0.8) |
| Hypertensive | 12 (1) | 352 (85) | 364 (25) |
| Diabetic | 0 (0) | 60 (15) | 60 (4) |
| Median systolic pressure (IQR) | 122 (114–135) | 137 (125–150) | 127 (117–141) |
| Median diastolic pressure (IQR) | 73 (67–80) | 80 (74–88) | 76 (69–84) |
| Median HBA1c (IQR) | n/a | 8 (8.0–8.0) | |
| CD4 for HIV | |||
| ≤200 mm3 | 47 (5) | n/a | n/a |
| >201 mm3 | 969 (95) | n/a | n/a |
| Viral load | |||
| ≤ 450 copies/ml | 999 (98) | n/a | n/a |
| > 451 < 1000 copies/ml | 20 (2) | n/a | n/a |
n/a, not applicable.