Evaluation of the uptake of tuberculosis preventative therapy for people living with HIV in Namibia: a multiple methods analysis

Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 861 PLHIV in Namibia, 2014–2015

Characteristic^a	Number of Patients	Sample %	Weighted %
Sex
Female	485	60.7	59.5
Male	314	39.3	40.5
Unknown	62	7.2	7.8
Age (years), median (IQR)	746	33 (27–40)	33 (27–40)
Age Group (years)
0–14	2	3.9	4.2
15–24	105	14.1	13.1
25–34	292	39.1	39.9
35–44	201	26.9	28.3
45–54	83	11.1	10.5
55+	36	4.8	4.1
Unknown	115	13.4	12.9
Marital Status
Single	570	71.7	72.5
Married	172	21.6	20.3
Other	53	6.7	7.2
Unknown	66	7.7	6.6
ART Status
On ART	640	79.9	82.0
Not on ART	161	20.1	18.0
Unknown	60	7.0	7.7
Year of HIV Care Entry
< 2009	61	7.3	7.5
2009	46	5.5	5.2
2010	225	26.8	29.8
2011	208	24.8	23.9
2012	192	22.9	22.2
2013	104	12.4	10.8
2014	3	0.4	0.5
Unknown	22	2.6	2.8
HIV Care Entry Point
Medical/Inpatient	167	24.0	25.8
PMTCT	105	15.1	14.1
Self-referral	381	54.7	54
TB Clinic	17	2.4	1.8
Private	10	1.4	2.0
All Others	16	2.3	2.2
Unknown	165	19.2	17.3
Current HIV Care and Treatment Facility
Clinic	239	27.8	5.8
Health Center	176	20.4	12.3
Hospital	466	51.8	81.9

^aUnknown values are not included in the percent distribution of the characteristic

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