Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the HAART patients (n = 792)
| Characteristics | Median | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Base line weight in kg | 62 (58–70) | |
| Baseline CD cell count | 134 (113–180) | |
| Age in years | 36 (28–48) | |
| First month CD4 cell count change | 7 (5–24) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 391 (49.4) | |
| Female | 401 (50.6) | |
| Educational background | ||
| No educ | 160 (20.2) | |
| Primary | 205 (25.9) | |
| Secondary | 273 (34.5) | |
| Tertiary | 154 (19.4) | |
| Residence area | ||
| Urban | 468 (59.1) | |
| Rural | 324 (40.1) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Living with partner | 355 (44.8) | |
| Living without partner | 437 (55.2) | |
| Contribution to household income | ||
| Low income | 355 (44.8) | |
| Middle income | 346 (43.7) | |
| High income | 91 (11.5) | |
| WHO stage of HIV stage | ||
| Stage I | 101 (12.8) | |
| Stage II | 258 (32.6) | |
| Stage III | 199 (25.1) | |
| Stage IV | 234 (29.5) | |
| Whether or not the patient disclosed the disease | ||
| Disclosed to family members | 375 (47.3) | |
| Closed the disease to family members | 417 (52.7) | |
| Owner of cell phone | ||
| Yes | 365 (46.1) | |
| No | 427 (53.9) | |
| First month HAART adherence | ||
| Poor | 239 (30.2) | |
| Fair | 351 (44.3) | |
| Good | 202 (25.5) | |