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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: The transient effect of a peer support intervention to improve adherence among adolescents and young adults failing antiretroviral therapy in Harare, Zimbabwe: a randomized control trial

 

Total

N = 212

Intervention

N = 104

Standard of care

N = 108

Male, n (%)

107 (50.5%)

50 (48.1%)

57 (52.8%)

Age, years median (IQR)

18.1 (15.1–20.0)

18.1 (14.7–20.1)

18.2 (15.7–19.9)

Age in years, n (%)

 10–14

40 (18.9%)

22 (21.2%)

18 (16.7%)

 15–19

94 (44.3%)

45 (43.3%)

49 (45.4%)

 20–24

78 (36.8%)

37 (35.6%)

41 (37.9%)

Sexually active, n (%)

17 (8.0%)

10 (9.6%)

7 (6.5%)

Employment Status: n (%)

 Employed

18 (8.5)

11 (10.6%)

7 (6.5%)

 Unemployed

35 (16.5%)

17 (16.4%)

18 (16.7%)

 Student

146 (69.1%)

70 (67.3%)

76 (70.4%)

 Not attending school

13 (6.1%)

6 (5.8%)

7 (6.5%)

Participants 18 and older

N = 113

N = 60

N = 53

Participants 18 and older with educational level of secondary or above, n (%)

91 (80.5%)

42 (79.2%)

49 (81.6%)

Caregiver’s of participants under 18

N = 97

N = 48

N = 49

Caregivers of participants under the age of 18 with educational level of secondary education or above, n (%)

61 (62.9%)

29 (59.1%)

33 (66.7%)