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Table 1 Characteristics of PLHIV not on ART

From: Self-care practices and experiences of people living with HIV not receiving antiretroviral therapy in an urban community of Lusaka, Zambia: implications for HIV treatment programmes

Characteristic

No. of PLHIV who dropped out of ART

No. of PLHIV never on ART

Age (Years)

  

18-24

5

4

25-34

11

18

35-44

3

14

>44

6

1

Sex

  

Male

8

13

Female

17

24

Marital status

  

Single

4

5

Married

12

22

Divorced/separated

7

6

Widowed

 

4

Source of livelihood

  

Formal employment

4

5

Informal employment

15

27

Not working/dependant

6

5

Time on treatment

  

<12 months

8

-

1-<2 years

6

-

2-<3 years

6

-

3-<4 years

2

-

≥4 years

3

-

Duration not on treatment (up to time of interview)

  

6-<12 months

10

17

1-<2 years

8

10

2-<3 years

5

6

3-<4 years

2

4

4-<5 years

-

-

≥5 years

-

-