Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Participants
Variables | Mean ± SD /N(%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Female | 11 (2.3%) |
 Male | 463 (97.7%) |
Age, years | 34.0 ± 10.1 |
 18–29 | 193 (40.7%) |
 30–39 | 168 (35.4%) |
 40–49 | 67 (14.1%) |
  ≥ 50 | 46 (9.7%) |
Marital status | |
 Married/common law marriage | 107 (22.6%) |
 Single/divorced/widowed | 367 (77.4%) |
Years of Education | |
  ≤ 9 years | 88 (18.6%) |
 10–12 years | 75 (15.8%) |
  ≥ 13 years | 311 (65.6%) |
Route of HIV infection | |
 Homosexual transmission | 427 (90.1%) |
 Heterosexual transmission | 26 (5.5%) |
 Intravenous drug use | 0 (0%) |
 Others | 21 (4.4%) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.3 ± 3.32 |
  < 18.5 | 47 (9.9%) |
 18.5–23.9 | 304 (64.1%) |
 24–27.9 | 94 (19.8%) |
  ≥ 28 | 29 (6.1%) |
CD4+ cells/mm3 | 340.7 ± 241.2 |
  ≤ 199 | 119 (25.1%) |
 200–349 | 146 (30.8%) |
 350–499 | 124 (26.2%) |
  ≥ 500 | 85 (17.9%) |
Viral load, copies/ml | |
  < 100,000 | 382 (80.6%) |
  ≥ 100,000 | 92 (19.4%) |
Hepatitis B status | |
 Positive | 31 (6.5%) |
 Negative | 443 (93.5%) |
Hepatitis C status | |
 Positive | 5 (1.1%) |
 Negative | 469 (98.9%) |
Tuberculosis | |
 Yes | 4 (0.8%) |
 No | 470 (99.2%) |
Syphilis | |
 Yes | 149 (31.4%) |
 No | 325 (68.6%) |
WHO Clinical Stage | |
 I + II | 433 (91.4%) |
 III + IV | 41 (8.6%) |