Table 4.
Sociodemographic characteristics of withdrawn participants (transferred and lost to follow-up) at 6 months in intervention group versus control group
| Variables | Intervention group (DOT + SMS) n = 47 |
Control group (DOT) n = 46 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: n (%) | |||
| Male | 33 (70.2) | 26 (56.5) | 0.17 |
| Age (years): n (%) | |||
| 18–25 | 10 (21.3) | 8 (17.4) | 0.13 |
| 26–40 | 28 (59.6) | 26 (56.5) | |
| 41–55 | 9 (19.1) | 7 (15.2) | |
| 56–80 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10.9) | |
| Level of Education: n (%) | |||
| None | 3 (6.4) | 1 (2.2) | 0.65 |
| Nusery/primary | 16 (34) | 16 (34.8) | |
| Secondary | 23 (48.9) | 21 (45.7) | |
| Tertiary | 5 (10.6) | 8 (17.4) | |
| Marital Status: n (%) | |||
| Single | 32 (68.1) | 28 (60.9) | 0.62 |
| Married | 12 (25.5) | 14 (30.4) | |
| Cohabitation | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.2) | |
| Widower | 1 (2.1) | 3 (6.5) | |
| Social Category: n (%) | |||
| Student | 5 (10.6) | 6 (13.0) | 0.54 |
| Working in public sector | 1 (2.1) | 3 (6.5) | |
| Working in formal private sector | 9 (19.1) | 6 (13.0) | |
| Working in informal private sector | 15 (31.9) | 10 (21.7) | |
| No work | 17 (36.2) | 21 (45.7) | |
| Monthly income (XAF): n (%) | |||
| < 50,000 | 18 (38.3) | 10 (21.7) | 0.21 |
| 50,000–149,000 | 5 (10.6) | 8 (17.4) | |
| > 149,000 | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Not reported (missing) | 23 (48.9) | 28 (60.9) | |
| HIV Status: n (%) | |||
| Negative | 32 (68.1) | 31 (67.4) | 0.03 |
| Positive | 11 (23.4) | 4 (8.7) | |
| Unknown | 4 (8.5) | 11 (23.9) | |
| Patient on ART (yes): n (%) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (6.5) | 0.62 |
DOT directly observed treatment, SMS short message service, 1 US Dollar 599 XAF (F CFA, currency used in Cameroon), HIV human immunodeficiency virus