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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the full and viral breakthrough cohorts

From: Tenofovir diphosphate in dried blood spots and HIV-1 resistance in South Africa

Variable

Full cohort

Viral breakthrough cohort

P value

n

250

21

–

Age (years): median (IQR)

34 (27;42)

33 (27;41)

0.27

Gender (female): n (%)

195 (78%)

18 (86%)

0.19

Level of education: n (%)

 Grade 1–7

20 (8%)

0

0.39

 Grade 8–11

143 (57%)

16 (76%)

 Grade 12

75 (30%)

5 (24%)

 Grade 13+ 

11 (4%)

0

 Refused

01 (< 1%)

0

Currently employed: n (%)

78 (31%)

3 (14.29%)

0.04

Food insecurity (any): n (%)

65 (26%)

7 (33%)

0.79

Disclosure: % people live with who know HIV status: median [IQR]

63(29;100)

59(25;100)

0.33

Stigma score: Scores from 0–12: median (IQR)

03 (1;5)

03 (0;5)

0.43

SAMISS score

 Any mental health diagnosis (anxiety/depression)

107 (43%)

8 (38%)

0.33

 Any drug or alcohol abuse

126 (50%)

9 (43%)

0.24

 Viral load at breakthrough log10 copies/mL: median (IQR)

–

4.0 (3.2; 4.5)

–