Table 5.
Frequency distributions of measures taken by people living with HIV/AIDS who self-identified the presence of oral lesions, by gender and age group
| Measures taken | Gender* (χ2 = 6.087, P = 0.048) | Age group* (χ2 = 6.526, P = 0.038) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | 15–37 years | 38–76 years | |||||||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |
| Used traditional medicine | 66.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Went to hospital | 39.4 | 37 | 60.6 | 57 | 43.6 | 40 | 57.4 | 54 | 47.0 | 94 |
| Did nothing | 25.2 | 26 | 74.4 | 77 | 60.2 | 62 | 39.8 | 41 | 51.5 | 103 |
| Total | 32.5 | 65 | 67.5 | 135 | 51.5 | 103 | 48.5 | 97 | 100 | 200 |
P < 0.05.