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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants. Values are numbers (percentages)

From: Advanced HIV disease at presentation to care in Nairobi, Kenya: late diagnosis or delayed linkage to care?—a cross-sectional study

Variable

Non-advanced HIV at presentation to care (n = 505)

Advanced HIV at presentation to care (n = 248)

Sex

  

 Male

183 (61.4)

115 (38.6)

 Female

322 (70.8)

133 (29.2)

Age (years)

  

 Mean (SD)

32 (9.22)

37 (10.26)

 <30

227 (79.9)

57 (20.1)

 30–39

178 (62.9)

105 (37.1)

 40–49

71 (57.7)

52 (42.3)

 ≥50

29 (46.0)

34 (54.0)

Education

  

 No secondary school

327 (64.9)

177 (35.1)

 Some secondary school

178 (71.5)

71 (28.5)

Clinic

  

 Kibera

364 (68.4)

168 (31.6)

 Baba Dogo

141 (63.8)

80 (36.2)

CD4

  

 Median (IQR) (cells/μL)

389 (298–545)

90 (42–147)

 ≤350

210 (46.0)

247 (54.0)

 >350

295 (99.7)

1 (0.3)

WHO Stage

  

 1

356 (78.1)

100 (21.9)

 2

72 (63.7)

41 (36.3)

 3

57 (39.9)

86 (60.1)

 4

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

 Missing

20 (60.6)

13 (39.4)

Previous HIV diagnosis

  

 No

199 (66.1)

102 (33.9)

 Yes

306 (67.7)

146 (32.3)

Travel time to clinic

  

 <30 min

236 (63.6)

118 (36.4)

 30–59 min

219 (70.9)

90 (29.1)

 ≥60 min

77 (67.5)

37 (32.5)

 Missing

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

Alcohol use

  

 Non-heavy/hazardous drinking

356 (67.3)

173 (32.7)

 Heavy/hazardous drinking

149 (66.5)

75 (33.5)

Illicit drug use

  

 Not a current drug user

469 (66.4)

237 (33.6)

 Current drug user

36 (76.6)

11 (23.4)

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range