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Table 1 Subject characteristics of HIV positive individuals in Dakar and Ziguinchor presenting for HIV care (N = 198)

From: Prevalence, predictors, and management of advanced HIV disease among individuals initiating ART in Senegal, West Africa

 

N (%)

Number of subjects

198

Clinic site

 Dakar

83 (41.9)

 Ziguinchor

115 (58.1)

HIV type

 HIV-1 or duala

165 (88.7)

 HIV-2

21 (11.3)

Female

124 (70.1)

Age categories

  < 18

6 (3.5)

 18–34

67 (39.0)

  ≥ 35

99 (57.6)

Residence in County of Dakar or Ziguinchor

117 (63.6)

Highest level of formal education

 none

47 (30.7)

 primary

62 (40.5)

 secondary

36 (23.5)

 university

8 (5.2)

Number of children, median (range; IQR)

2 (0–10; 1–4)

Marital status

 single

24 (14.0)

 monogamous

66 (38.6)

 polygamous

27 (15.8)

 divorced

28 (16.4)

 widowed

26 (15.2)

Employed

23 (14.1)

Food insecure

113 (68.5)

Ever sought care from a Traditional Healer

53 (33.8)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. aIncludes 2 HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected subjects