Table 1. Sample characteristics (n = 435).
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 39.1 ± 9.1 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 22.7 | |
| Female | 77.3 | |
| Education (%) | ||
| No formal education | 3.4 | |
| Primary education | 26.0 | |
| Some secondary education | 47.6 | |
| Grade 12 / matriculation | 20.0 | |
| Tertiary education | 3.1 | |
| Peer adherence intervention (%) | 85.1 | |
| CASE 1 | 15.1 ± 2.3 | 15.5 ± 1.8 |
| Health status (EQ-VAS) 2 | 81.8 ± 17.3 | 82.1 ± 16.5 |
| Positive coping (mean ± SD) 3 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 4.9 ± 0.4 |
| Avoidant coping (mean ± SD) 4 | 4.1 ± 1.7 | 3.8 ± 1.5 |
| Social support seeking coping (mean ± SD) 5 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.6 |
| External stigma (mean ± SD) 6 | 11.3 ± 2.9 | 11.5 ± 2.8 |
| Internal stigma (mean ± SD) 7 | 4.5 ± 1.9 | 4.4 ± 1.8 |
| Per capita household income (ZAR, mean ± SD) | 588.6 ± 609.5 | 830.5 ± 3000.2 |
| Household size (mean ± SD) | 3.2 ± 1.9 | 3.1 ± 1.9 |
| Family functioning (FACI-8) | ||
| Attachment | ||
| Higher than ideal at Wave (%) | 34.0 | 21.3 |
| Lower than ideal at Wave (%) | 25.5 | 34.0 |
| Changeability | ||
| Higher than ideal at Wave (%) | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| Lower than ideal at Wave (%) | 50.7 | 48.1 |
1 The CASE adherence index ranges between 3 and 16 (higher values denoting better adherence)
2 The EQ-VAS asks patients to indicate their overall health on a vertical visual analogue scale (a 20 com vertical line), ranging from “worst possible” (0) to “best possible” health (100).
3 The Positive coping scale ranges from 0 to 5 (higher values denoting more positive coping)
4 The Avoidant coping scale ranges from 0 to 9 (higher values denoting more avoidant coping)
5 The social support seeking coping scale ranges from 0 to 2 (higher values denoting more social support seeking coping)
6 The external stigma scale ranges from 5 to 20 (higher values denoting more stigma)
7 The internal stigma scale ranges from 3 to 12 (higher values denoting more stigma)