Table 1.
Characteristics of PLHIV interviewed
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years (median, IQR) | 33 (27–41) |
| Male | 176 (75.2) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| • Heterosexual | 138 (59) |
| • Homosexual | 35 (15) |
| • Bisexual | 61 (26) |
| Marital status | |
| • Single | 134 (57.3) |
| • Married | 76 (32.5) |
| • Divorced | 14 (6) |
| • Widowed | 10 (4.3) |
| Educational level | |
| • Illiterate | 2 (0.9) |
| • Primary | 11 (4.7) |
| • Secondary | 106 (45.3) |
| • Postgraduate | 115 (49.5) |
| Currently employed | 141 (60.3) |
| Student | 44 (18.8) |
| Unemployed | 49 (20.9) |
| Member of PLHIV association | 31 (13.2) |
| Lives with other people | 181 (77.4) |
| Number of people living under the same roof (median, IQR) | 4 (3–5) |
| Disclosure of HIV status | 163 (69.7) |
| Diagnosis of HIV in months (median, IQR) | 25 (9–56) |
| • < 6 months | 31 (13.2) |
| • 6–11 months | 40 (17.1) |
| • 12–23 months | 41 (17.5) |
| • 24–35 months | 19 (8.1) |
| • ≥36 months | 103 (44) |
| Duration of ART in months (median, IQR) | 18 (8–48) |
| • < 6 months | 37 (15.8) |
| • 6–11 months | 46 (19.7) |
| • 12–23 months | 40 (18.4) |
| • 24–35 months | 28 (12.6) |
| • ≥36 months | 80 (34.2) |
| ART regimen | |
| • TDF/3TC/EFV (1st line regimen) | 212 (90.6) |
| • ABC/3TC/ATVr | 15 (6.4) |
| • AZT/3TC/LPVr | 2 (0.9) |
| • AZT/3TC/ATVr | 1 (0.4) |
| • TDF/3TC/ATVr | 2 (0.9) |
| • ABC/3TC/LPVr | 2 (0.9) |
| Patient educational interventions | 191 (81.6) |