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. 2017 Oct 11;14(1):118–131. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2017.1379428

Table 3. Income and expenditure on food.

Variable Rural Urban
HIV+ HIV− p-Valuea HIV+ HIV− p-Valueb
n % N %   n % n %  
Number of people that contribute to income
RHP 93, RHN 465; UHP 172, UHN 251
 0 2 2.2 11 2.4 0.92 9 5.2 12 4.8 0.76
 1 40 43.0 183 39.3   58 33.7 94 37.5  
 2 32 34.4 190 40.8   58 33.7 62 24.7  
 3 17 18.2 59 12.7   22 12.8 49 19.5  
 4 0 0 14 3.0   16 9.3 19 7.6  
 5 0 0 5 1.1   6 3.5 10 4.0  
 6 2 2.2 3 0.7   2 1.2 4 1.6  
 7 0 0 1 0.2   0 0 0 0  
 8 0 0 0 0   1 0.6 1 0.4  
Household income per monthc
RHP 93, RHN 466; UHP 172, UHN 251
 None 1 1.1 7 1.5 0.005* 5 2.9 6 2.4 0.081
 R100–500 ($7.8–39) 23 24.7 50 10.7   50 29.1 48 19.1  
 R501–1000 ($40–78) 32 34.4 168 36.0   46 26.7 75 29.9  
 R1001–3000 ($78.4–235) 31 33.3 212 45.5   60 34.9 104 41.4  
 R3001–5000 ($235.1–391.5) 2 2.2 17 3.7   3 1.7 7 2.8  
 Over R5000 ($391.5) 3 3.2 7 1.5   2 1.2 5 2.0  
 Do not know 1 1.1 5 1.1   6 3.5 6 2.4  
Money spent on food for the household weeklyc
RHP 90, RHN 457; UHP 166, UHN 216
 R0–50 ($0–3.9) 20 22.2 40 8.8 0.004* 23 13.9 22 8.9 0.04*
 R51–100 ($4–7.8) 30 33.3 143 31.3 27 16.3 30 12.1
 R101–150 ($7.9–11.7) 13 14.4 139 30.4 18 10.8 37 15.0
 R151–200 ($11.8–15.7) 12 13.3 66 14.4 12 7.2 21 8.5
 R201–250 ($15.8–19.6) 6 6.7 27 5.9 19 11.5 29 11.7
 R251–300 ($19.7–23.5) 0 0 11 2.4 7 4.2 11 4.5
  R301–350 ($23.6–27.4) 2 2.2 4 0.9 3 1.8 5 2.0
 R351–400 ($27.5–31.3) 2 2.2 8 1.7 0 0 5 2.0
 Over R400 ($31.3) 2 2.2 6 1.3 11 6.3 24 9.7
 Do not know 2 2.2 13 2.8 46 27.7 63 25.5
Main source of income of household
RHP 90, RHN 457; UHP 165, UHN 247
 Wages/salaries from formal employment 8 8.9 45 9.9   12 7.3 21 8.5  
 Self-employment, including home enterprises 0 0 7 1.5   0 0 0 0  
 Casual employment (agricultural or non-agricultural) 13 14.4 50 10.9   22 13.3 15 6.1  
 Crop production, livestock sales 0 0 0 0   0 0 3 1.4  
 Sale of assets 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  
 Land/flats/equipment rental 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  
 Old-age pension or state grant 59 65.6 308 67.4 0.73 85 51.5 117 47.4 0.41
 Domestic work 1 1.1 1 0.2   0 0 2 0.8  
 Other 9 10.0 46 10.1   46 27.9 89 36.0  

a p-Value for difference between HIV-positive and HIV-negative rural participants using chi-squared or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.

b p-Value for difference between HIV-positive and HIV-negative urban participants using chi-squared or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.

cSouth African Rand vs. US Dollar: R12.77 = $1.

*Statistically significant difference.