Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of Adult HIV Patients (N= 26,752) Who Initiated ART in 2012
| Variables | Baseline CD4+ count in cells/μL, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200–349 (n = 20,827) | 350–499 (n = 4336) | ≥500 (n = 1589) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 18,256 | 14,553 (69.88) | 2673 (61.65) | 1030 (64.82) |
| Female | 8496 | 6274 (30.12) | 1663 (38.35) | 559 (35.18) |
| Age at start of ART (years) | ||||
| Mean (std.) | 39.21 (12.91) | 37.89 (11.78) | 36.19 (11.06) | |
| 15–44 | 19,371 | 14,795 (71.04) | 3300 (76.11) | 1276 (80.30) |
| 45–59 | 5184 | 4276 (20.05) | 768 (17.71) | 240 (15.10) |
| ≥60 | 2197 | 1856 (8.91) | 268 (6.18) | 73 (4.59) |
| Marital statusa | ||||
| Married or living with partners | 16,173 | 12,039 (58.04) | 2944 (68.02) | 1190 (75.03) |
| Single, divorced or windowed | 10,483 | 8703 (41.96) | 1384 (31.98) | 996 (24.97) |
| HIV transmission mode | ||||
| MSM | 4945 | 4383 (21.04) | 463 (10.68) | 99 (6.23) |
| Heterosexual | 16,142 | 12,444 (59.75) | 2750 (63.42) | 948 (59.66) |
| IDU | 3559 | 2444 (11.73) | 737 (17.00) | 378 (23.79) |
| Othersb | 2106 | 1556 (7.47) | 386 (8.90) | 164 (10.32) |
| Type of treatment center | ||||
| County or higher level hospital | 24,220 | 18,945 (90.96) | 3842 (88.61) | 1433 (90.18) |
| Township hospital | 2532 | 1882 (9.04) | 494 (11.39) | 156 (9.82) |
| Initial ART regimen | ||||
| AZT/d4T+3TC+EFV/NVP | 21,414 | 17,397 (83.53) | 3119 (71.93) | 898 (56.51) |
| TDF +3TC+EFV/NVP | 5338 | 3430 (16.47) | 1217 (28.07) | 691 (43.49) |
All demographic and behavioral characteristics included were shown to be statistically significant with respect to differences between the three treatment groups.
a
Some of the individual counts do not sum to the totals due to missing data.
b
“Others” indicate that the marital status of participants is unknown.
3TC, lamivudine; ART, antiretroviral therapy; AZT, zidovudine; d4T, stavudine; EFV, efavirenz; IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men; NVP, nevirapine; TDF, tenofovir.