Table 1 Demographic and economic characteristics of households at baseline
From: Health and economic impact of HIV/AIDS on South African households: a cohort study
Urban | Rural | Combined | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affected | Unaffected | Affected | Unaffected | Affected | Unaffected | P* | |
Household members | (n = 571) | (n = 455) | (n = 454) | (n = 429) | (n = 1029) | (n = 884) | |
Age. (median (IQR) in years) | 22 (10–37) | 22 (12–37) | 21 (11–35) | 22 (11–39) | 21 (11–36) | 22 (12–39) | 0.22 |
Females as % of members | 57 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 0.55 |
Household composition | (n = 101) | (n = 100) | (n = 101) | (n = 104) | (n = 202) | (n = 204) | |
Household size (mean) | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0.002 |
Nuclear family as % of members (mean) | 74 | 83 | 72 | 81 | 73 | 82 | <0.001 |
Dependency* ratio (mean) | 37 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 0.310 |
Percentage of household employed(median [IQR]) | 17 [0–29] | 20 [5.6–47] | 0 [0–20] | 0 [0–25] | 11 [0–25] | 20 [0–33] | 0.0025 |
Household monthly income and expenditure (South African Rands) | (n = 99) | (n = 100) | (n = 95) | (n = 99) | (n = 194) | (n = 199) | |
Average income | |||||||
Per household (mean) | 1630 | 2692 | 948 | 1596 | 1296 | 2147 | 0.001 |
Per person (mean) | 335 | 741 | 232 | 417 | 285 | 580 | <0.001 |
Per adult equivalent person (mean) | 614 | 1211 | 397 | 694 | 508 | 954 | <0.001 |
Average expenditure | |||||||
Per household (mean) | 1178 | 1414 | 627 | 968 | 900 | 1187 | 0.035 |
Per person (mean) | 244 | 373 | 157 | 266 | 200 | 319 | <0.001 |
Per adult equivalent person (mean) | 445 | 619 | 264 | 435 | 354 | 525 | 0.002 |