TABLE 1.
Baseline demographic study data.
| Variable | Cases (N = 100) |
Controls (N = 100) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n) | % | Frequency (n) | % | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| Female | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 30–39 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 40–49 | 21 | 21.0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 50–59 | 28 | 28.0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 60–69 | 34 | 34.0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 70 and above | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 45 | 45.0 | 46 | 46.0 |
| Widowed | 41 | 41.0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Divorced | 14 | 14.0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Unmarried or single | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Level of education | ||||
| Primary | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| High school | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| Tertiary | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Formally employed | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Informally employed | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| Unemployed | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 62.0 |
| Area of residence | ||||
| Urban | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| Rural | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| Mortality (deaths) | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Viral load (copies/mL) | ||||
| 0 (undetectable viral load) | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| < 20 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 20–50 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 51–100 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Health insurance status | ||||
| Yes | 26 | 26.0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| No | 74 | 74.0 | 75 | 75.0 |
| Alcohol intake | ||||
| Yes | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| No | 96 | 96.0 | 91 | 91.0 |
| Smokers | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| No | 99 | 99.0 | 95 | 95.0 |