Table 2.
Association between socio-demographic factors and HIV infection type
| Characteristics | HIV1 mono-infection (n = 68) |
HIV1/HBV co-infection (n = 22) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 42.9 ± 10.4 | 42.8 ± 8.2 | 0.984 |
| Age group, n (%) | |||
| 18–35 | 15 (16.7) | 5 (5.6) | 0.808 |
| 36–55 | 47 (52.2) | 16 (17.8) | |
| 56+ | 6 (6.7) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Female | 44 (48.9) | 14 (15.6) | 0.927 |
| Male | 24 (26.7) | 8 (8.9) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Married | 56 (62.2) | 20 (22.2) | 0.819 |
| Widowed | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Single | 8 (8.9) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Divorced | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Cohabiting | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Occupational status, n (%) | |||
| Employed | 64 (71.2) | 22 (24.4) | 0.569 |
| Student/unemployed | 4 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Highest educational level, n (%) | |||
| None | 24 (26.7) | 9 (10.0) | 0.480 |
| Basic | 37 (41.1) | 13 (14.4) | |
| Secondary | 6 (6.7) | 0 0.0) | |
| Tertiary | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
Unpaired t-test was used to compare the exact ages between the mono-infected and co-infected participants. Where SD = standard deviation of the mean ages. Association analyses between infection type and the socio-economic determinants were done using Pearson’s Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. A two-tailed p-value was considered significant at p < 0.05