From: Socio-economic determinants of disease progression among HIV infected adults in Kenya
Independent variable | Disease progression after two years n (%) | No Disease progression after two years n (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 21 (34.4) | 40 (65.6) | 0.058 |
Female | 57 (22.7) | 194 (77.3) | |
Age | |||
24 years | 12 (22.2) | 42 (77.8) | 0.685 |
25-34years | 42 (24.0) | 133 (76.0) | |
35-44years | 20 (30.8) | 45 (69.2) | |
>45 years | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | |
Level of education | |||
None | 4 (20) | 16 (80) | 0.754 |
Primary | 30 (23.4) | 98 (76.6) | |
Secondary | 28 (25.2) | 83 (74.8) | |
Tertiary | 16 (30.2) | 37 (69.8) | |
Housing settlement | |||
Informal settlement | 27 (23.3) | 89 (76.7) | 0.438 |
Formal settlement | 51 (26.7) | 140 (73.3) | |
Not sure | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | |
Daily income for expenditure | |||
Less than 1$ | 44 (32.6) | 91 (67.4) | 0.004 |
Between 1$-5$ | 30 (22.9) | 101 (77.1) | |
>5$ | 4 (8.7) | 42 (91.3) | |
Treatment arm | |||
Placebo | 45 (31.7) | 97 (68.3) | 0.013 |
Acyclovir | 33 (19.4) | 137 (80.6) |