Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics at baseline by intervention arm.
| Total (N=440) | Standard of care (N=146) | Brief Intervention (N=147) | Combined Intervention (N=147) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 40.2 (5.8) | 40.3 (5.9) | 39.8 (5.6) | 40.5 (5.8) | 0.57 |
| Sex (male) (N(%)) | 426 (96.8) | 141 (96.6) | 140 (95.2) | 145 (98.6) | 0.28 |
| Highest level of education (N(%)) | 0.80 | ||||
| Technical training/College or university or less | 42 (9.6) | 16 (11.0) | 17 (11.6) | 9 (6.1) | |
| High school or less | 86 (19.6) | 24 (16.4) | 30 (20.4) | 32 (21.8) | |
| Secondary school or less | 246 (55.9) | 89 (61.0) | 74 (50.3) | 83 (56.5) | |
| Primary school or less | 66 (15.0) | 17 (11.6) | 26 (17.7) | 23 (15.7) | |
| Marital status (N(%)) | 0.94 | ||||
| Married/Living with partner | 318 (72.3) | 105 (71.9) | 105 (71.4) | 108 (73.5) | |
| Single | 66 (15.0) | 23 (15.8) | 23 (15.7) | 20 (13.6) | |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 56 (12.73) | 18 (12.3) | 19 (12.9) | 19 (12.9) | |
| Employed full- or part-time (N(%)) | 357 (81.1) | 114 (78.1) | 120 (81.6) | 123 (83.7) | 0.47 |
| Alcohol dependence at baseline (N(%)) | 93 (21.1) | 32 (21.9) | 32 (21.8) | 29 (19.7) | 0.88 |
| Median AUDIT score (IQR) | 12 (9–16) | 11 (9–15) | 12 (9–16) | 12 (9–16) | |
| Mean readiness to change (SD) | 20.0 (6.6) | 20.2 (6.6) | 20.2 (6.9) | 19.6 (6.5) | 0.71 |
| Mean alcohol abstinence self-efficacy (SD) | 22.5 (19.5) | 22.8 (20.4) | 21.9 (18.8) | 22.7 (19.4) | 0.91 |
| Mean perceived social supportb (SD) | 67.0 (26.3) | 66.9 (25.7) | 66.3 (26.5) | 67.7 (26.9) | 0.90 |
| Having alcohol abstinence stigma (N(%)) | 249 (56.6) | 81 (55.5) | 89 (60.5) | 79 (53.7) | 0.47 |
| Viral suppression (N(%)) | 370 (84.1) | 117 (80.1) | 130 (88.4) | 123 (83.7) | 0.15 |
Note. SD=Standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range
a
For continuous variables, p-values are from the one-way ANOVA test; for categorical variables, p-values are from Wald χ2 test.
b
One participant had missing data on social support and three had missing data on ART adherence at baseline.