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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 260)

From: Hepatitis A, B and C viral co-infections among HIV-infected adults presenting for care and treatment at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristic

Male (%)

n = 78

Female (%)

N = 182

Total

n = 260

P-value

Age group

   

< 0.01

   18 – 29

3 (3.8)

48 (26.3)

51 (19.6)

 

   30 – 39

38 (48.7)

87 (47.8)

125 (48.1)

 

   40 – 49

28 (35.9)

31 (17.0)

59 (22.7)

 

   50+

9 (11.5)

16 (8.8)

25 (9.6)

 

Marital Status

   

0.04

   Single

16 (20.5)

51 (28.0)

67 (25.8)

 

   Married

47 (60.3)

83 (45.6)

130 (50.0)

 

   Divorced

10 (12.8)

18 (9.9)

28 (10.8)

 

   Widowed

5 (6.4)

30 (16.5)

35 (13.5)

 

Education

   

0.04

   Primary & below

44 (56.4)

125 (68.7)

169 (65.0)

 

   Secondary

22 (28.2)

41 (22.5)

63 (24.2)

 

   Post Secondary

12 (15.4)

16 (8.8)

28 (10.8)

 

Baseline CD4+ count (cells/μl)

    

   < 200

43 (56.6)

77 (46.1)

120 (49.4)

 

   200 – 350

19 (25.0)

27 (16.2)

46 (18.9)

 

   > 350

14 (18.4)

63 (37.7)

77 (31.7)

< 0.01

WHO-HIV stage

   

0.66

I

15 (19.2)

45 (24.7)

60 (23.1)

 

II

20 (25.6)

47 (25.8)

67 (25.8)

 

III

32 (41.0)

72 (39.6)

104 (40.0)

 

IV

11 (14.1)

18 (9.9)

29 (11.2)