Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients attending Mwananyamala Care and Treatment Clinic, January to December 2013 (n=366)
| Characteristic | Number (%) or Median (IQR) |
| Age | |
| 36 (30–43) | |
| 235 (64.2) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 131 (35.8) |
| Female | 130 (35.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 160 (43.2) |
| Married | 18 (4.9) |
| Cohabiting | 32 (8.7) |
| Widowed | 26 (7.1) |
| Divorced | 202.5 (104–300) |
|
CD4 count at enrollment (cells/ul) WHO clinical stage |
|
| Stage 1 | 47 (12.8%) |
| Stage 2 | 90 (24.6%) |
| Stage 3 | 196 (53.6%) |
| Stage 4 | 33 (9.0%) |
| CD4 cell count (cells/ul) | |
| < 200 | 153 (41.8%) |
| 200–350 | 76 (20.8%) |
| 351–500 | 75 (20.5%) |
| > 500 | 62 (16.9%) |
| WHO clinical stage 3 or 4 (late stage disease) | |
| Yes | 229 (62.6%) |
| No | 137 (37.4%) |