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Table 2 Health characteristics

From: Use of traditional complementary and alternative medicine for HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Variable

N = 618

%

Time since HIV diagnosis

  

   ≤ 1 year (2007/8)

454

75.2

   1–2 years (2006)

61

10.1

   > 2–3 years (2005)

30

5.0

   > 3 years (2004–1995)

59

9.8

CD4 count (cells/uL)

  

   1–49

135

22.7

   50–99

145

24.4

   100–149

128

21.5

   150–199

150

25.3

   200 +

36

6.1

Number of HIV symptoms (range 0–55)

Median = 5.00

Interquartile range = 12.00

HIV disease & HIV treatment related knowledge (better informed than most)

509

82.9

Information involvement score

  

   4.0

345

56.7

   3.0–3.9

255

41.9

   < 3.0

9

1.5

Degree of trust in medical provider score

  

   100

380

62.1

   75–99

207

33.8

   0–74

25

4.1

Discrimination by health care provider

17

2.8

Decision involvement score

  

   4.0

281

46.8

   3.0–3.9

300

49.9

   < 3.0

20

3.3