Table 1:
Baseline Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Characteristics of New ART Initiators in Cape Town, South Africa (N=324)
| Continuous Variables† | Mean (SD; Range) |
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| Age | 32.85 (7.57; 18–57) |
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| Years Living with HIV | 2.53 (3.31; 0–19) |
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| Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale | 67.50 (6.50; 26–70) |
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| Positive Beliefs About Medication | 17.53 (2.31; 8–20) |
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| Negative Beliefs About Medication | 8.65 (2.88; 5–18) |
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| HIV Treatment Related Knowledge Scale | 7.36 (2.96; 0–12) |
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| Life Events Questionnaire Scale | 2.11 (1.88; 0–14) |
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| Perceived Availability of Social Support Scale | 36.70 (4.96; 13–40) |
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| Patient Clinic Relationship Scale | 35.94 (9.26; 12–48) |
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| Social Impact Social Rejection Subscale | 12.63 (4.09; 9–26) |
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| Social Impact Financial Hardship Subscale | 5.12 (2.28; 3–10) |
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| Social Impact Internal Shame Subscale | 10.38 (3.25; 5–20) |
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| Social Impact Isolation Subscale | 11.17 (4.08; 7–25) |
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| Categorical Variables | N (%) |
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| Intervention Assignment | |
| Masivukeni | 217 (67.0%) |
| Standard of Care | 107 (33.0%) |
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| Clinic | |
| Mzamomhle | 159 (49.1%) |
| Town II | 165 (50.9%) |
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| Gender | |
| Male | 79 (24.4%) |
| Female | 244 (75.3%) |
| Transgender | 1 (0.3%) |
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| Education | |
| Less than a matriculation certificate | 227 (70.1%) |
| Matriculation certificate or Higher education | 97 (29.9%) |
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| Currently working | 141 (43.5%) |
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| Income | |
| 0–1500 Rand | 148 (45.7%) |
| >1500 Rand | 175 (54.0%) |
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| Relationship Status | |
| Single/Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 217 (67.0%) |
| Married/Living together | 107 (33.0%) |
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| House Type | |
| Shack/Wendy House/Backyard dwelling | 175 (54.0%) |
| Own house/rent a room/hostel | 149 (46.0%) |
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| Sought care at this clinic before now | 216 (66.7%) |
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| Overall physical health | |
| Very poor/poor | 110 (34.0%) |
| Fair | 105 (32.4%) |
| Good/Very good | 109 (33.6%) |
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| Ever had an HIV-related illness or opportunistic infection | 116 (35.8%) |
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| Being treated for TB at baseline visit | 64 (19.8%) |
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| Had a drug use problem | 103 (31.8%) |
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| Had a mental health problem | 135 (41.7%) |
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| Adherence | |
| 90% and above | 218 (67.3%) |
| Less than 90% | 106 (32.7%) |
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Possible Ranges for the continuous psychosocial variables are: Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (14–70), Positive Beliefs About Medication (4–20), Negative Beliefs About Medication (5–25), HIV Treatment Related Knowledge Scale (0–12), Life Events Questionnaire (0–14), Perceived Availability of Social Support Scale (8–40), Patient Clinic Relationship Scale (12–48), Social Impact Social Rejection Subscale (9–36), Social Impact Financial Hardship Subscale (3–12), Social Impact Internal Shame Subscale (5–20), Social Impact Isolation Subscale (7–28)