Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the HAART patients (n = 792)
Characteristics | Median | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Base line weight in kg | 62 (58–70) | |
Baseline CD cell count | 134 (113–180) | |
Age in years | 36 (28–48) | |
First month CD4 cell count change | 7 (5–24) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 391 (49.4) | |
Female | 401 (50.6) | |
Educational background | ||
No educ | 160 (20.2) | |
Primary | 205 (25.9) | |
Secondary | 273 (34.5) | |
Tertiary | 154 (19.4) | |
Residence area | ||
Urban | 468 (59.1) | |
Rural | 324 (40.1) | |
Marital status | ||
Living with partner | 355 (44.8) | |
Living without partner | 437 (55.2) | |
Contribution to household income | ||
Low income | 355 (44.8) | |
Middle income | 346 (43.7) | |
High income | 91 (11.5) | |
WHO stage of HIV stage | ||
Stage I | 101 (12.8) | |
Stage II | 258 (32.6) | |
Stage III | 199 (25.1) | |
Stage IV | 234 (29.5) | |
Whether or not the patient disclosed the disease | ||
Disclosed to family members | 375 (47.3) | |
Closed the disease to family members | 417 (52.7) | |
Owner of cell phone | ||
Yes | 365 (46.1) | |
No | 427 (53.9) | |
First month HAART adherence | ||
Poor | 239 (30.2) | |
Fair | 351 (44.3) | |
Good | 202 (25.5) | |