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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of DIPT Study participants, overall and stratified by sex

From: Unhealthy alcohol use and intimate partner violence among men and women living with HIV in Uganda

 

Overall

(n = 408)

Female

(n = 132)

Male

(n = 276)

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Demographics

   

Age (median [IQR])

39 [32–46]

38 [30–46]

40 [33–46]

Level of Education

   

Primary and below

332 (81.4)

121 (91.7)

211 (76.5)

Above primary education

76 (18.6)

11 (8.3)

65 (23.6)

Household Asset Index

   

Low

185 (45.5)

67 (51.2)

118 (42.8)

Middle

147 (36.1)

40 (30.5)

107 (38.8)

High

75 (18.4)

24 (18.3)

51 (18.5)

DUREL – intrinsic religiosity (median [IQR])

15 [12–15]

15 [12–15]

15 [12–15]

CESD

   

No depressive symptomology (< 16)

368 (90.2)

121 (91.7)

247 (89.5)

Depressive symptomology (≥ 16)

40 (9.8)

11 (8.3)

29 (10.5)

Social Desirability Score (median [IQR])

20 [18–23]

21 [18–23]

20 [18–22]

Marital status

   

Married, living together

201 (49.3)

49 (37.1)

152 (55.1)

Married, not living together

30 (7.4)

9 (6.8)

21 (7.6)

Divorced/separated

105 (25.7)

37 (28.0)

68 (24.6)

Widowed

31 (7.6)

22 (16.7)

9 (3.3)

Never married and not living together

41 (10.1)

15 (11.4)

26 (9.4)

Spouse HIV serostatus

   

Unknown

11 (2.7)

7 (5.3)

4 (1.5)

Negative

70 (17.2)

17 (12.9)

53 (19.2)

Positive

150 (36.8)

34 (25.8)

116 (42.0)

Not married (no spouse)

177 (43.4)

74 (56.1)

103 (37.3)

Alcohol use

   

AUDIT-C (median [IQR])

5.5 [4–8]

5 [4–7]

6 [4–8]

AUDIT-C

   

≤ 6

254 (62.3)

93 (70.5)

161 (58.3)

> 6

154 (37.8)

39 (29.6)

115 (41.7)

AUDIT (median [IQR])

11 [7–18]

8 [5–14]

13 [8–19]

AUDIT

   

< 9 (women); <11 (men)

170 (42.3)

67 (51.2)

103 (38.0)

≥ 9 (women); ≥11 (men)

232 (57.7)

64 (48.9)

168 (62.0)

PEth level

   

< 200

170 (41.7)

89 (67.4)

81 (29.4)

≥ 200

238 (58.3)

43 (32.6)

195 (70.7)

Alcohol use: PEth ≥ 200 and/or AUDIT-C > 6?

   

No

124 (30.4)

67 (50.8)

57 (20.7)

Yes

284 (69.6)

65 (49.2)

219 (79.4)

Alcohol use: PEth ≥ 200 and/or AUDIT ≥ 9 (women); ≥11 (men)

   

No

89 (21.9)

49 (37.1)

40 (14.6)

Yes

317 (78.1)

83 (62.9)

234 (85.4)

IPV

   

Lifetime violence perpetration

   

No

347 (85.1)

119 (90.2)

228 (82.6)

Yes

60 (14.7)

12 (9.1)

48 (17.4)

Don’t know

1 (0.3)

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

Recent violence perpetration (past 6m)

   

No

393 (96.6)

127 (97.0)

266 (96.4)

Yes

14 (3.4)

4 (3.1)

10 (3.6)

Lifetime violence victimization

   

No

293 (71.8)

82 (62.1)

211 (76.5)

Yes

115 (28.2)

50 (37.9)

65 (23.6)

Recent violence victimization (past 6m)

   

No

357 (87.5)

107 (81.1)

250 (90.6)

Yes

51 (12.5)

25 (18.9)

26 (9.4)

Directional lifetime IPV

   

Yes, perpetration only

27 (6.6)

2 (1.5)

25 (9.1)

Yes, victimization only

82 (20.2)

40 (30.5)

42 (15.2)

Both victimization and perpetration

33 (8.1)

10 (7.6)

23 (8.3)

None

265 (65.1)

79 (60.3)

186 (67.4)

Directional recent IPV (past 6m)

   

Yes, perpetration only

3 (0.7)

2 (1.5)

1 (0.4)

Yes, victimization only

40 (9.8)

23 (17.6)

17 (6.2)

Both victimization and perpetration

11 (2.7)

2 (1.5)

9 (3.3)

None

353 (86.7)

104 (79.4)

249 (90.2)

Any recent IPV (past 6m)

   

No

353 (86.7)

104 (79.4)

249 (90.2)

Yes

54 (13.3)

27 (20.6)

27 (9.8)