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Table 1 Characteristics of PLWH by perceived satisfaction with care at first annual visit after enrollment

From: Perceived satisfaction with HIV care and its association with adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression in the African Cohort Study

 

All participants

(n = 2309)

Dissatisfied

(n = 240)

Satisfied

(n = 2069)

P-value

Study site

   

< 0.001

 Kayunga, Uganda

421 (18.2%)

53 (22.1%)

368 (17.8%)

 

 South Rift Valley, Kenya

825 (35.7%)

41 (17.1%)

784 (37.9%)

 

 Kisumu West, Kenya

460 (19.9%)

28 (11.7%)

432 (20.9%)

 

 Mbeya, Tanzania

411 (17.8%)

68 (28.3%)

343 (16.6%)

 

 Abuja & Lagos Nigeria

192 (8.3%)

50 (20.8%)

142 (6.9%)

 

Age (years)

   

0.69

 18–29

323 (14.0%)

39 (16.3%)

284 (13.7%)

 

 30–39

802 (34.7%)

78 (32.5%)

724 (35.0%)

 

 40–49

720 (31.2%)

73 (30.4%)

647 (31.3%)

 

 50+

464 (20.1%)

50 (20.8%)

414 (20.0%)

 

Sex

   

0.54

 Male

958 (41.5%)

104 (43.3%)

854 (41.3%)

 

 Female

1351 (58.5%)

136 (56.7%)

1215 (58.7%)

 

Currently employed

   

< 0.001

 No

1378 (59.7%)

110 (45.8%)

1268 (61.3%)

 

 Yes

931 (40.3%)

130 (54.2%)

801 (38.7%)

 

Education

   

< 0.001

 Primary or less

1390 (60.2%)

116 (48.3%)

1274 (61.6%)

 

 Secondary or above

919 (39.8%)

124 (51.7%)

795 (38.4%)

 

Enough food to eat in past 12 months

   

0.03

 No

706 (30.6%)

58 (24.2%)

648 (31.3%)

 

 Yes

1602 (69.4%)

181 (75.4%)

1421 (68.7%)

 

 Missing

1 (<1%)

1 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Distance from facility (km), median (IQR)

8 (4.5-16.0)

9 (4.5-20.0)

8 (4.5-16.0)

0.78

Time since HIV diagnosis

   

0.09

 < 1 year

27 (1.2%)

3 (1.3%)

24 (1.2%)

 

 1 to 4 years

1250 (54.1%)

137 (57.1%)

1113 (53.8%)

 

 5 to 9 years

789 (34.2%)

68 (28.3%)

721 (34.8%)

 

 10 or more years

218 (9.4%)

31 (12.9%)

187 (9.0%)

 

 Missing

25 (1.1%)

1 (0.4%)

24 (1.2%)

 

Duration on ART

   

0.03

 ART naïve

131 (5.7%)

16 (6.7%)

115 (5.6%)

 

 < 6 months

79 (3.4%)

16 (6.7%)

63 (3.0%)

 

 6 months to < 2 years

889 (38.5%)

82 (34.2%)

807 (39.0%)

 

 2 years to < 4 years

341 (14.8%)

32 (13.3%)

309 (14.9%)

 

 ≥ 4 years

854 (37.0%)

92 (38.3%)

762 (36.8%)

 

 Missing

15 (0.6%)

2 (0.8%)

13 (0.6%)

 
  1. All data are presented as n (column percentage). P-values were calculated using Pearson’s chi-squared tests or Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables. Bold indicates significance at p < 0.05
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