Table 1.

Participant’s sociodemographic characteristics

Sample characteristics	Total sample
	N=450	%
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age—years range (18–60), median (IQR)	43 (14)
Gender
Female	356	79.1
Male	94	20.9
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	196	43.6
Separated/divorced/widowed	197	43.8
Single/never married	57	12.7
Education
Tertiary	22	4.9
Secondary	66	14.7
Primary	239	53.1
None	123	27.3
Employment
Formally employed	53	11.8
Self-employed	117	26.0
Other	11	2.4
Unemployed (including students)	269	59.8
Currently living with
Family	371	82.4
Relative/friend	10	2.2
Alone	69	15.3
Asset index score*—mean (SD)	1.2 (1.4)
Perceived HIV-stigma score†—mean (SD)	28.4 (7.7)
Any current chronic illness
No	413	91.8
Yes	37	8.2
Clinical characteristics
BMI—kg/m2, mean (SD), OM=4	22.4 (4.8)
cART regimen, OM=4
First line	425	95.3
Second line	21	4.7
Viral load, OM=145
≤1000 copies/mL	265	86.9
>1000 copies/mL	40	13.1
WHO clinical stage, OM=5
Stage 1	417	93.7
Stage 2	22	4.9
Stage 3	3	0.7
Stage 4	3	0.7
Months since HIV diagnosis—median (IQR)	106 (82)
Months since cART initiation—median (IQR)	80.5 (76)
Treatment characteristics
HIV status disclosure
Yes	423	94.0
No	27	6.0
Any current opportunistic infection
No	367	81.6
Yes	83	18.4

*Score range = 0–7.

†Score range = 12–48.

BMI, body mass index; cART, combination antiretroviral therapy; IQR, Interquartile range; OM, observation with missing value; WHO, World Health Organization.