Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of study participants in SEARCH intervention communities.
| Baseline No. (%) | Follow-up year 1 No. (%) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. individuals | 2676 | 3410 | |
| No. households | 2670 | 2695 | |
| HIV status | |||
| HIV+, detectable viral load | 526 (19.7) | 164 (4.8) | <0.001 |
| HIV+, undetectable viral load | 535 (20.0) | 1,084 (31.8) | <0.001 |
| HIV-status | 1615 (60.4) | 2162 (63.4) | 0.009 |
| Female | 1706 (63.8) | 2209 (64.8) | 0.723 |
| Age categories | |||
| 18–25 years old | 530 (19.8) | 561 (16.5) | 0.151 |
| 26–35 years old | 730 (27.3) | 859 (25.2) | 0.043 |
| 36–45 years old | 602 (22.5) | 808 (23.7) | 0.765 |
| 46–80 years old | 814 (30.4) | 1182 (34.7) | 0.004 |
| Education level | |||
| No education | 439 (16.4) | 503 (14.8) | 0.068 |
| Primary education | 1669 (62.4) | 2201 (64.6) | 0.121 |
| Secondary or more education | 567 (21.2) | 703 (20.6) | 0.839 |
| Married/cohabiting | 1828 (68.3) | 2430 (71.3) | 0.117 |
| Wealth index | |||
| Least wealth | 576 (21.6) | 655 (19.2) | 0.012 |
| Less wealth | 549 (20.6) | 667 (19.6) | 0.260 |
| Middle wealth | 512 (19.2) | 658 (19.3) | 0.876 |
| More wealth | 520 (19.5) | 693 (20.3) | 0.317 |
| Most wealth | 512 (19.2) | 737 (21.6) | 0.006 |
| Region | |||
| Southwest Uganda | 837 (31.3) | 1064 (31.2) | 0.744 |
| Eastern Uganda | 818 (30.6) | 1100 (32.3) | 0.744 |
| Kenya | 1021 (38.2) | 1246 (36.5) | 0.532 |
Notes: p-Values based on chi-squared tests comparing characteristics of participants at baseline and follow-up. Wealth quintiles are based on a wealth index created using principal components analysis of ownership of 47 items. Characteristics reported are for participants aged 18–80 years, with HIV status and HIV-1 viral load information.