Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 400)
Demographic characteristics | |
 Gender | |
  Male | 120 (30%) |
  Female | 280 (70%) |
 Mean age (SD) | 39.4 (9.91) |
 Relationshipa | |
  In a relationship | 209 (52.38%) |
  Not in relationship | 190 (47.62%) |
 Education | |
  One or two years | 45 (11.25%) |
  Primary or > 2 years | 213 (53.25%) |
  Secondary | 113 (28.25%) |
  Diploma | 24 (6%) |
  Degree or higher | 5 (1.25%) |
 Wealth quintile | |
  Poorest | 101 (25.25%) |
  Middle poor | 59 (14.75%) |
  Middle | 80 (20%) |
  Middle wealthy | 80 (20%) |
  Wealthiest | 80 (20%) |
Behavioural characteristics | |
 Told someone HIV Status | |
  Yes | 373 (93.25%) |
  No | 27 (6.75%) |
 Missed dosesb | |
  Yes | 64 (17.49%) |
  No | 302 (82.51%) |
  Mean number of missed doses | 0.36 (1.28%) |
  Range (number of missed doses) | 1–14 |
 Missed dose and unprotected sexual intercourse | |
  Missed 1 or more doses but did not have unprotected sex | 31 (91.18%) |
  Missed 1 or more doses and had unprotected sex | 3 (8.82%) |
 Missed 1 or more doses and number of sexual partners | |
  No sexual partner | 32 (50.00%) |
  One sexual partner | 32 (50.00%) |
 Sexual partner | |
  No | 198 (49.50%) |
  One sexual partner | 187 (46.75%) |
  More than one sexual partner | 15 (3.75%) |
 Unprotected sexual intercourse with someone of unknown HIV statusc | |
  Yes | 33 (16.1%) |
  No | 169 (82.44%) |
 Sexual behaviour | |
  With men only | 264 (66%) |
  With women only | 133 (33.25) |
  With men and women | 3 (0.75%) |
 Sexual orientation by gender | |
  Males | |
   Sex with men only | 18 (15%) |
   Sex with women only | 101 (84.17%) |
   Sex with men and women | 1(0.83%) |
  Females | |
   Sex with men only | 246(87.86%) |
   Sex with women only | 32 (11.43%) |
   Sex with men and women | 2(0.71%) |
 Unprotected by gender | |
  Males | 17 (51.52) |
  Females | 16 (48.48) |
 Unprotected sex with men only | 19 (57.58) |
 CD4 count | |
  Mean | 393.7 (238.2) |
  Range | 2–1470 |
 WHO Stage | |
  Stage 1/2 | 52 (13%) |
  Stage 3/4 | 348 (87%) |
 Patient on ART | |
  Yes | 366 (91.5%) |
  No | 34 (8.5%) |
 Unprotected sex and ART status | |
  On ART | 25 (75.76) |
  Not on ART | 8 (24.24) |
 Patient on TB treatmentd | |
  Yes | 61 (15.64%) |
  No | 329 (84.36%) |