Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Intervention group | Control group | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number enrolled | 203 | 197 | 400 |
| Demographics | |||
| Median age (IQR) (n=392) | 36 (31–45) | 37 (30–45) | 37 (31–45) |
| Gender (n=392) | |||
| Male | 77 (38%) | 95 (50%) | 172 (44%) |
| Female | 124 (62%) | 96 (50%) | 220 (56%) |
| Marital status (n=391) | |||
| Married/cohabitating relationship | 118 (59%) | 117 (62%) | 235 (60%) |
| Never married | 16 (8%) | 18 (9%) | 34 (9%) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 67 (33%) | 55 (29%) | 122 (31%) |
| Highest school attended (n=383) | |||
| No school | 33 (17%) | 32 (17%) | 65 (17%) |
| Primary to Secondary | 157 (81%) | 149 (79%) | 306 (80%) |
| > Secondary | 5 (3%) | 7 (4%) | 12 (3%) |
| Home has electricity (n=377) | 11 (6%) | 9 (5%) | 20 (5%) |
| Daily wage, US$, median (IQR) (n=377) | $0.79 (0.53–1.32) | $0.79 (0.26–1.32) | $0.79 (0.39–1.32) |
| ≤ median wage | 125 (65%) | 99 (53%) | 224 (59%) |
| > median wage | 66 (35%) | 87 (47%) | 153 (41%) |
| Daily wage, US$, mean (SD) (n=377) | $1.63 (4.37) | 1.09 (1.57) | 1.36 (3.27) |
| High discount rate (n=374)** | 87 (46%) | 105 (56%) | 192 (51%) |
| Previously in HIV care (n=373) | 143 (76%) | 141 (76%) | 285 (76%) |
| Baseline clinical measures | |||
| Median CD4 count, cells per μL (IQR) (n=392) | 532 (393–724) | 517 (349–676) | 529 (360–706) |
| Virally suppressed, <400 copies per mL (n=392) | 153 (75%) | 147 (77%) | 300 (77%) |
| Virally unsuppressed, ≧400 copies per mL | 50 (25%) | 46 (23%) | 96 (24%) |
| VL unsuppressed, previously in care* | 17 (40%) | 18 (40%) | 35 (40%) |
| VL unsuppressed, newly diagnosed* | 24 (60%) | 27 (60%) | 53 (60%) |
Data are n (%) unless specified otherwise. Data are excluded for 8 participants who withdrew from the study. In addition, some participants are missing socio-economic characteristics because baseline data obtained on laptop computers were lost when several computers malfunctioned during data collection activities.
*
Self-reported.
**
Determined based on responses to questions administered at baseline about participants’ time preferences for immediate vs. delayed monetary rewards.