Table 2. Health and sexual risk variables characteristics of TB patients at Time 1 and Time 2.
Variables | Baseline | Month 6 | P |
---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||
Health status | |||
Perceived health status | |||
Fair/poor | 41.9 | 19.9 | <.001 |
Good | 36.2 | 31.8 | |
Excellent/very good | 21.9 | 48.3 | |
Mental health | |||
Severe psychological distress | 33.9 | 21.8 | .001 |
PTSD symptoms | 30.0 | 9.4 | <.001 |
Sexual risk variables | |||
ART status | |||
On ART | 20.7 | 31.8 | <.001 |
Sexual partner on ART | 11.0 | 12.9 | <.001 |
Sexual partner and behaviour | |||
HIV non-disclosure to most recent sexual partner | 42.1 | 37.0 | <.001 |
Most recent sexual partner with HIV positive or unknown status | 78.2 | 67.3 | <.001 |
Inconsistent condom use | 70.4 | 51.2 | .033 |