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Table 2 Baseline participants risky sexual behavior comparison

From: Risky sexual behavior among patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study in urban and rural Uganda

Variable

N

Non risky (N = 769)

Risky sex (N = 241)

N (%)

N (%)

Site

1010

  

 Urban

 

363 (47.2)

39 (16.2)

 Rural

 

406 (52.8)

202 (83.8)

Age in years

1010

  

 18–34

 

131 (17.1)

38 (15.8)

 35–44

 

331 (43.0)

127 (51.0)

 ≥ 45

 

307 (39.9)

80 (33.2)

Gender

1010

  

 Female

 

593 (77.0)

147 (61.0)

 Male

 

176 (23.0)

94 (39.0)

Marital status

1010

  

 Married/cohabiting

 

265 (34.5)

200 (90.0)

 Not married

 

504 (65.5)

41 (17.0)

Educational level

1010

  

 No formal education

 

97 (12.6)

27 (11.2)

 Primary Level

 

343 (44.6)

114 (47.3)

 ≥ Secondary level

 

326 (42.8)

100 (41.5)

Employment

996

  

 Formal employment

 

231 (30.1)

57 (22.0)

 No formal employment

 

529 (69.9)

184 (80.0)

Baseline viral load

1009

  

 < 1000 cells/ml

 

678 (88.3)

207 (85.9)

 ≥ 1000 cells/ml

 

90 (11.7)

34 (14.1)

Baseline CD4

1010

  

 < 200 cells/mm3

 

71 (9.2)

29 (12.0)

 200–499 cells/mm3

 

355 (46.0)

95 (39.4)

 > 499 cells/mm3

 

345 (44.8)

117 (48.6)