Table 1.
Socio-medical variables in the studied final sample (N = 82) and in the drop-out group (N = 47).
| Variable | Drop-out (N = 47) |
Final sample (N = 82) |
χ2/T | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | χ2 = .01 | 1 | .968 | ||
| Male | 40 (85.1%) | 70 (85.4%) | |||
| Female | 7 (14.9%) | 12 (14.6%) | |||
| Age (in years) | T = -.62 | 127 | .539 | ||
| Range | 19–58 | 21–76 | |||
| (M ± SD) | 39.32 ± 8.42 | 40.50 ± 11.47 | |||
| Relationship status | χ2 = .24 | 1 | .623 | ||
| Stable relationship | 26 (55.3%) | 49 (59.8%) | |||
| Lack of stable relationship | 21 (44.7%) | 33 (40.2%) | |||
| Education | χ2 = 3.58 | 2 | .167 | ||
| Elementary | 7 (14.9%) | 5 (6%) | |||
| Secondary | 17 (36.2%) | 26 (31.7%) | |||
| University degree | 23 (48.9%) | 51 (62.3%) | |||
| Employment | χ2 = 4.26 | 2 | .119 | ||
| Full employment | 38 (80.9%) | 53 (64.6%) | |||
| Unemployment | 6 (12.8%) | 23 (28.1%) | |||
| Retirement | 3 (6.4%) | 6 (7.3%) | |||
| HIV/AIDS status | χ2 = 1.73 | 1 | .189 | ||
| HIV+ only | 42 (89.4%) | 66 (80.5%) | |||
| HIV/AIDS | 5 (10.6%) | 16 (19.5%) | |||
| HIV infection duration in years | T = -.68 | 127 | .498 | ||
| Range | 1–27 | 1–30 | |||
| (M ± SD) | 6.64 ± 6.58 | 7.39 ± 5.72 | |||
| Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) duration in years | T = -.90 | 127 | .369 | ||
| Range | 1–22 | 1–21 | |||
| (M ± SD) | 4.96 ± 4.77 | 5.76 ± 4.88 | |||
| CD4 Count | T = −1.93 | 127 | .056 | ||
| Range | 200–1200 | 200–2000 | |||
| (M ± SD) | 559.04 ± 225.24 | 645.73 ±256.23 | |||
M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; T = value of Independent samples t-test; df = degrees of freedom; p = Statistical Significance for Independent samples t-test for Interval Scales or Pearson’s χ2 Test For Categorical Variables.