Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants who were started on HAART in the period between 2004 and 2013
Variable | Total | Female | Male | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (36,133), n(%) | ||||
Female | 23,767(66) | - | - | - |
Male | 12,366(34) | |||
Median age(36,120), n(IQR) | 33(27–40) | 32(26–39) | 36(29–43) | <0.0001 |
Age (36,120), n(%) | ||||
<35 years | 19,338 (54) | 13,894 (58) | 5444 (44) | <0.0001 |
>=35 years | 16,782 (46) | 9863 (42) | 6919 (56) | |
Location (36,133), n(%) | ||||
Eastern | 9793(27) | 6271 (26) | 3522(28) | <0.0001 |
Central | 9493(26) | 6573(28) | 2920(24) | |
Western | 8576(24) | 5426(23) | 3150(25) | |
Northern | 8271(23) | 5497(23) | 2774(23) | |
Education (n = 34,337), n(%) | ||||
Primary/none | 26,331(77) | 18,165(81) | 8166(69) | <0.0001 |
>=Secondary | 8006(23) | 4342(19) | 3664(31) | |
Marital status (n = 34,338), n(%) | ||||
Single/never married | 2148(6) | 1260(6) | 888(7) | <0.0001 |
Married | 17,187(50) | 9523(42) | 7664(65) | |
Divorced | 5778(17) | 4342(19) | 1436(12) | |
Widowed | 6932(20) | 6118(27) | 814(7) | |
others | 2293(7) | 1254(6) | 1039(9) | |
Occupation (n = 33,454), n(%) | ||||
Paid employee | 5731(17) | 2611(12) | 3120(27) | <0.0001 |
Self employed | 12,157(36) | 9193(42) | 2964(26) | |
Subsistence farmer | 13,283(40) | 8855(40) | 4428(38) | |
others | 2283(7) | 1196(6) | 1087(9) | |
WHO clinical stage (n = 36, 133), n(%) | ||||
I&II | 16,535 (28.5) | 11,030 (28.5) | 5505 (28.6) | 0.773 |
III&IV | 41,410 (71.5) | 27,675 (71.5) | 13,735 (71.4) | |
Weight (23,848), n(%) | ||||
<55 years | 11,853(50) | 8156(52) | 3697(45) | <0.0001 |
>=55 years | 11,995(50) | 7466(48) | 3697(55) | |
ART regimes | ||||
Stavudine | 3926(11) | 2743(11) | 1183(10) | |
Zidovudine | 18,142(50) | 11,881(50) | 6261(50) | <0.0001 |
Tenofovir | 9931(28) | 6397(27) | 3534(29) | |
Other | 4134(11) | 2746(12) | 1388(11) | |
Year of enrolment on HAART | ||||
2004–2008 | 12,433(34) | 8439(36) | 3994(32) | <0.0001 |
2009–2013 | 23,700(66) | 15,328(64) | 8372(68) | |