Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
From: Tuberculosis-related stigma among adults presenting for HIV testing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Characteristic | Total N = 848 |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age, meana | 32 (10) |
Maleb | 454 (54) |
Ethnicity | |
Zulu | 805 (95) |
Xhosa | 27 (3) |
Other | 12 (1) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 304 (36) |
High school or higher degree | 543 (64) |
Marital status | |
Married | 35 (4) |
Never married | 806 (95) |
Widowed/divorced | 7 (1) |
Have children | 582 (70) |
Ever used tobacco | 192 (23) |
Ever consumed alcohol | 369 (44) |
Partner’s HIV status | |
Negative | 275 (32) |
Positive | 158 (19) |
Unknown | 414 (49) |
Currently employed | |
No | 497 (59) |
Yes, working ≤20 h per week | 298 (35) |
Yes, working > 20 h per week | 53 (6) |
< 2000 ZAR/month incomec | 504 (60) |
< 5 km distance to nearest clinic | 585 (69) |
Internet used | 654 (77) |
Social media usee | 637 (75) |
Clinical | |
Depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) | 71 (8) |
Anxiety (GAD-7 ≥ 5) | 57 (7) |
HIV | |
Prior positive HIV test | 221 (29) |
HIV positive at enrollment | 445 (52) |
Median CD4 among positive, cells/mm3 (IQR) | 339 (190–524) |
TB | |
Prior positive TB test | 57 (7) |
TB symptomsf | |
Cough > 2 weeks | 31 (7) |
Cough < 2 weeks | 56 (13) |
No cough | 356 (80) |
Fever | 68 (15) |
Weight loss | 129 (29) |
Night sweats | 87 (20) |