|
Baseline socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics
|
Group
|
P value
|
|---|
|
TDF group no (%)
|
AZT group no (%)
| |
|---|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
50 (35.7)
|
47 (33.6)
|
0.706
|
|
Female
|
90 (64.3)
|
93 (66.4)
| |
|
Age
|
|
<25
|
27 (19.3)
|
32 (25.9)
|
0.276
|
|
25–45
|
108 (77.1)
|
98 (85.9)
| |
|
>45
|
5 (3.6)
|
10 (7.2)
| |
|
Mean (SD)
|
32.3 (7.4)
|
32.3 (9.2)
|
0.977**
|
|
BMI
|
|
<18.5
|
52 (37.1)
|
37 (26.4)
|
0.130
|
|
≥18.5
|
88 (62.9)
|
93 (73.6)
| |
|
Mean (SD)
|
19.7 (3.4)
|
20.4 (3.0)
|
0.062**
|
|
Educational level
|
|
Illiterate
|
22 (15.8)
|
30 (21.4)
| |
|
Primary
|
48 (34.2)
|
58 (41.4)
|
0.089
|
|
Post-primary
|
70 (50)
|
52 (37.2)
| |
|
Residence
|
|
Urban
|
97 (69.3)
|
110 (78.5)
|
0.077
|
|
Rural
|
43 (30.7)
|
30 (21.5)
| |
|
Occupation
|
|
Employed
|
68 (48.6)
|
58 (41.5)
| |
|
Unemployed
|
46 (22.8)
|
55 (39.2)
|
0.446
|
|
Housewife
|
26 (18.6)
|
27 (19.3)
| |
|
Religion
|
|
Orthodox
|
59 (42.1)
|
80 (57.1)
| |
|
Muslim
|
45 (32.1)
|
42 (30)
|
0.010*
|
|
Others
|
36 (25.8)
|
18 (12.9)
| |
|
Marital status
|
|
Married
|
76 (54.3)
|
77 (55.0)
| |
|
Single
|
23 (16.5)
|
29 (20.7)
|
0.207
|
|
Divorced
|
33 (23.5)
|
21 (15.1)
| |
|
Widowed
|
8 (5.7)
|
13 (9.2)
| |
|
Alcohol use
|
|
Yes
|
113 (80.7)
|
102 (72.9)
| |
|
No
|
27 (19.3)
|
38 (27.1)
|
0.120
|
- * Statistically significant at P value 0.05 cut off point
- ** T test
