Table 1.
Characteristics of TB-HIV co-infected measurement cohort participants enrolled in the START study*
| Demographic variables | (n = 371) n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years, median [IQR] | 35 [30–44] |
| Female | 160 (43.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/cohabiting | 202 (54.4) |
| Divorced/widowed | 98 (26.4) |
| Never married/cohabited | 71 (19.1) |
| Head of household (sole/shared) | 168 (46.0) |
| Education | |
| None | 29 (7.8) |
| Primary | 228 (61.5) |
| Secondary or higher | 114 (30.7) |
| Home amenities | |
| Improved drinking water | 314 (84.6) |
| Any electricity | 178 (48.0) |
| Grid electricity | 108 (29.6) |
| Solar electricity | 51 (13.7) |
| Battery/generator | 38 (10.2) |
| Clinical variables | |
| Time since HIV diagnosis, days, median [IQR] | 33 [20–83] |
| CD4 cell count at ART initiation, /μl, median [IQR] | 151 [59–307] |
| CIP study arm | 191 (51.5) |
*
Column numbers may not sum to totals due to missing data. Percentages are provided among non-missing data; missing data: age (n = 1); head of household (n = 6); time since HIV diagnosis (n = 23); CD4 count (n = 159).
TB=tuberculosis; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; START=Start TB patients on ARTand Retain on Treatment; IQR = interquartile range; ART =antiretroviral therapy; CIP = combination intervention package.