Table 1.
Description of the study population at referral, ANRS TasP trial, rural South Africa, 2012–2014 (N=1323)
| Total (N=1323) |
Women (N=965) |
Men (N=358) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| HIV care status at referral | ||||||
| Never in care, newly diagnosed | 567 | (42.9) | 381 | (39.5) | 186 | (52.0) |
| Never in care, already diagnosed | 346 | (26.1) | 247 | (27.6) | 79 | (22.1) |
| LTFU >24 months | 202 | (15.3) | 161 | (16.7) | 41 | (11.4) |
| LTFU 13–24 months | 208 | (15.7) | 156 | (16.2) | 52 | (14.5) |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age at referral (years) | ||||||
| 16–19 | 78 | (5.9) | 69 | (7.1) | 9 | (2.5) |
| 20–29 | 464 | (35.1) | 356 | (36.9) | 108 | (30.2) |
| 30–39 | 355 | (26.8) | 242 | (25.1) | 113 | (31.6) |
| 40–49 | 189 | (14.3) | 127 | (13.2) | 62 | (17.3) |
| 50–84 | 193 | (14.6) | 139 | (14.4) | 54 | (15.1) |
| Missing | 44 | (3.3) | 32 | (3.3) | 12 | (3.3) |
| Education level | ||||||
| Primary or less | 491 | (37.1) | 342 | (35.4) | 149 | (41.6) |
| Some secondary | 440 | (33.3) | 320 | (33.2) | 120 | (33.5) |
| At least completed secondary | 383 | (28.9) | 297 | (30.8) | 86 | (24.0) |
| Missing | 9 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.9) |
| Occupational status | ||||||
| Employed | 210 | (15.9) | 120 | (12.4) | 90 | (25.1) |
| Student | 109 | (8.2) | 89 | (9.2) | 20 | (5.6) |
| Not student, not employed | 985 | (74.5) | 741 | (76.8) | 244 | (68.2) |
| Missing | 19 | (1.4) | 15 | (1.6) | 4 | (1.1) |
| Household wealth assetsa | ||||||
| Low | 471 | (35.6) | 350 | (36.3) | 121 | (33.8) |
| Middle | 554 | (41.9) | 408 | (42.3) | 146 | (40.8) |
| High | 287 | (21.7) | 198 | (20.5) | 89 | (24.9) |
| Missing | 11 | (0.8) | 9 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.5) |
| Characteristics relating to HIV knowledge and perception | ||||||
| Knowing HIV-positive family member | ||||||
| No | 821 | (62.5) | 565 | (59.2) | 256 | (71.5) |
| Yes | 491 | (37.1) | 391 | (40.5) | 100 | (27.9) |
| Missing | 5 | (0.4) | 3 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.6) |
| Would take ARV if diagnosed HIV positive | ||||||
| Agree | 1216 | (91.9) | 876 | (90.8) | 340 | (95.0) |
| Disagree | 63 | (4.8) | 56 | (5.8) | 7 | (2.0) |
| Don't know | 25 | (1.9) | 18 | (1.9) | 7 | (2.0) |
| Missing | 19 | (1.4) | 15 | (1.5) | 4 | (1.0) |
| Think that people avoid HIV-positive individuals | ||||||
| Agree | 470 | (35.5) | 356 | (36.9) | 114 | (31.8) |
| Disagree | 697 | (52.7) | 496 | (51.4) | 201 | (56.2) |
| Don't know | 137 | (10.4) | 100 | (10.4) | 37 | (10.3) |
| Missing | 19 | (1.4) | 13 | (1.3) | 6 | (1.7) |
| Think that people don't blame HIV-positive individuals | ||||||
| Agree | 707 | (53.4) | 515 | (53.4) | 192 | (53.6) |
| Disagree | 448 | (33.9) | 330 | (34.2) | 118 | (33.0) |
| Don't know | 153 | (11.6) | 110 | (11.4) | 43 | (12.0) |
| Missing | 15 | (1.1) | 10 | (1.0) | 5 | (1.4) |
| Trial characteristics | ||||||
| Distance from home to the closest TasP clinic | ||||||
| <1 km | 486 | (36.7) | 355 | (36.8) | 131 | (36.6) |
| 1–2 km | 468 | (35.4) | 343 | (35.5) | 125 | (34.9) |
| 2–5 km | 369 | (27.9) | 267 | (27.7) | 102 | (28.5) |
| Calendar round at referral | ||||||
| CR1 | 793 | (59.9) | 590 | (61.1) | 203 | (56.7) |
| CR2/CR3 | 530 | (40.1) | 375 | (38.9) | 155 | (43.3) |
| Trial arm | ||||||
| Control | 717 | (54.2) | 535 | (55.4) | 182 | (50.8) |
| Intervention | 606 | (45.8) | 430 | (44.6) | 176 | (49.2) |
LTFU, lost-to-follow-up; ARV, antiretroviral; CR, calendar round at referral.
a
Household wealth assets had been defined in three categories (low, middle and high) in agreement with a principal component analysis considering sources of energy, amenities and access to drinking water and toilet facilities in this populations [27].