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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants (N = 634)

From: Determinants of the quality of life amongst HIV clinic attendees in Malang, Indonesia

 

n

%

QoL

 

Mean (SD)

Age (years)*

  < 20

40

6.3

84.81 (7.69)

 21–25

82

12.9

82.02 (7.49)

 26–30

130

20.5

84.38 (6.93)

 31–35

108

17.0

86.72 (8.16)

 36–40

70

11.0

84.94 (6.51)

 41–45

82

12.9

84.97 (6.69)

 46–50

57

9.0

85.57 (9.60)

 51–55

32

5.0

87.54 (6.20)

 56–60

26

4.1

84.98 (7.23)

 61+

7

1.1

87.90 (4.03)

Sex

 Male

488

77.0

84.78 (7.76)

 Female

146

23.0

85.60 (6.68)

Educational level

 Primary education

182

28.7

85.01 (6.66)

 Secondary education

238

37.5

84.61 (7.18)

 Tertiary education

214

33.8

85.33 (8.54)

Marital status*

 Unmarried

282

44.5

83.96 (7.17)

 Married

230

36.3

86.01 (8.24)

 Divorced

90

14.2

84.83 (5.17)

 Widowed

32

5.0

86.83 (9.60)

Household income

  < US$ 108

144

22.7

84.54 (7.78)

 US$ 108 ~ US$ 180

258

40.7

84.86 (7.90)

 US$ 180 ~ US$ 250

142

22.4

84.76 (6.28)

  > US$ 250

90

14.2

86.29 (7.79)

Working*

 No

83

13.1

82.73 (9.23)

 Yes

551

86.9

85.31 (7.18)

Living area**

 Urban

291

45.9

86.01 (7.69)

 Rural

343

54.1

84.09 (7.28)

Accessibility for obtaining healthcare services**

 Difficult

160

25.2

84.28 (6.09)

 Easy

314

49.5

84.37 (7.60)

 Very easy

160

25.2

86.85 (8.36)

Adherence to medication***

 Yes

446

70.3

85.71 (7.54)

 No

188

29.7

83.22 (7.21)

CD4 count (cells/mm3)

  < 200

210

33.1

84.31 (7.77)

 200 ~ 500

335

52.8

85.34 (6.94)

  > 500

89

14.1

85.11 (8.92)

Length of ART (years)***

  ≤ 1.99

301

47.5

83.77 (7.55)

 2 ~ 14.1

333

52.5

86.05 (7.35)

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  2. QoL quality of life; SD standard deviation; CD4 cluster difference 4; ART adherence to antiretroviral therapy
  3. The average exchange rate in 2018 was US$1.00 ≈ Rp 14,000