Table 1.
Clinical and socio-demographic profile of all PLHIV diagnosed at HIV testing centres from two selected districts (Vadodara and Rajkot), Gujarat, India, from July 2016 to December 2016.
| Vadodara (exposed) |
Rajkot (unexposed) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | p |
| Total | 400 | (100) | 254 | (100) | |
| Age group (in years) | 0.02 | ||||
| 0–25 | 80 | (20) | 41 | (16) | |
| 26–35 | 138 | (35) | 67 | (26) | |
| 36–45 | 108 | (27) | 91 | (36) | |
| ≥46 | 74 | (18) | 55 | (22) | |
| Gender | 0.5 | ||||
| Male | 263 | (65) | 177 | (70) | |
| Female | 135 | (35) | 76 | (30) | |
| Transgender/Transsexual | 2 | (<1) | 1 | (<1) | |
| Educationa | <0.01 | ||||
| Illiterate | 90 | (23) | 60 | (24) | |
| Primary | 178 | (45) | 162 | (64) | |
| Secondary | 111 | (28) | 26 | (10) | |
| Graduate and above | 21 | (5) | 6 | (2) | |
| Marital status | 0.2 | ||||
| Married | 255 | (64) | 147 | (58) | |
| Single | 70 | (18) | 46 | (18) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 32 | (8) | 32 | (13) | |
| Widowed | 43 | (11) | 29 | (11) | |
| Occupation | 0.06 | ||||
| Employed | 306 | (77) | 211 | (83) | |
| Unemployed | 94 | (23) | 43 | (17) | |
| Type of risk behaviour | 0.1 | ||||
| Heterosexual | 372 | (93) | 227 | (89) | |
| Homosexual | 6 | (2) | 10 | (4) | |
| Othersb | 22 | (5) | 17 | (7) | |
| Availability of phone (mobile) | 371 | (93) | 241 | (95) | 0.4 |
| CD4 countc/mm3 Median (IQR) | 264 | (120–439) | 224 | (101–356) | 0.1 |
| WHO clinical stagec | <0.01 | ||||
| Stage 1 | 167 | (46) | 92 | (43) | |
| Stage 2 | 57 | (16) | 64 | (30) | |
| Stage 3 | 75 | (21) | 35 | (16) | |
| Stage 4 | 64 | (18) | 24 | (11) | |
| Not recorded | 3 | (1) | 0 | (0) | |
% column percent. aEducation status of PLHIV has been classified as: illiterate – not able to read and write; primary – studied until the 1st to 7th standard of schooling; secondary – 8th to 12th standard of schooling; graduate and above – attended college for higher studies. bOthers include history of blood transfusion, history of infected syringe use, parent to child. c N = 366 for Vadodara, N = 215 for Rajkot (Information on CD4 count, WHO staging and time to registration available only for those who registered at ART centre). HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; PLHIV = people living with the human immunodeficiency virus; ART = antiretroviral therapy; WHO = World Health Organization; IQR = interquartile range; M-TRACK = mobile phone reminders and electronic tracking tool.