Table I.
Participant characteristics (N=100)
| Variable | n* or median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 59 |
| Male | 41 |
| Age (years) | 39.5 (34.0 – 49.0) |
| Duration of HAART prior to SMS program (years) | 3.3 (2.5 – 4.8) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Primary or less | 30 |
| Secondary | 68 |
| University | 2 |
| Literacy | |
| Unable to read complete sentence | 3 |
| Able to read only parts | 10 |
| Able to read complete sentence | 87 |
| Employment | |
| None | 44 |
| Part-time | 20 |
| Full-time | 36 |
| Transport to clinic (day of the interview) | |
| Walked | 12 |
| Minibus (public transit) | 80 |
| Dropped off by friend | 5 |
| Drove self | 3 |
| HIV disclosure | |
| Both inside and outside of household | 73 |
| Only inside household | 23 |
| Only outside household | 4 |
| Neither | 0 |
| Personal mobile phone ownership (not shared) | |
| Yes | 85 |
| No | 15 |
| Frequency of using SMS on phone | |
| Once a month or less | 26 |
| Once a week or more | 74 |
| Replaced phone in past year | |
| Yes | 59 |
| Due to theft | 16 (27.1%) |
| Due to damage | 20 (33.9%) |
| Due to another reason | 23 (39.0%) |
| No | 40 |
| (no response recorded) | 1 |
| Received ≥ 1 SMS from program | |
| Yes | 88 |
| No | 12 |
*
n = % since N = 100