| |
Intervention Group
(N=144) |
Control Group
(N=147) |
p-value |
| Demographics |
|
|
|
| Age in years, mean (SE) |
41 (0.8) |
40 (0.6) |
0.10 |
| Female sex,% (n) |
80% (115) |
73% (107) |
0.16 |
| *WHO Stage, % (n) |
|
|
|
| I or II |
59% (53) |
82% (79) |
<0.01 |
| III |
37% (34) |
17% (16) |
<0.01 |
| IV |
6% (6) |
1% (1) |
0.05 |
| CD4+ lymphocyte count , mean cells/µl (SE) |
366 (21) |
365 (20) |
0.97 |
| ART in days, mean (SE) |
777 (44) |
864 (42) |
0.15 |
| Body mass index, mean kg/m2 (SE) |
|
|
|
| All participants |
20.7 (0.3) |
21.5 (0.4) |
0.06 |
| Female |
21.1 (0.4) |
22.0 (0.4) |
0.12 |
| Male |
19.2 (0.4) |
20.3 (0.4) |
0.06 |
| Other characteristics |
|
|
|
| No education, % (n) |
12% (24) |
14% (33) |
0.21 |
| Married, % (n) |
43% (62) |
47% (69) |
0.51 |
| Household size , mean(SE) |
4.9 (0.1) |
4.9 (0.1) |
0.82 |
| Number of durable assets owned ,mean(SE) |
1.8 (0.2) |
2.1 (0.2) |
0.26 |
Abbreviations: ART: Antiretroviral Therapy; WHO: World Health Organization.
*WHO stage n=93 (intervention) and 96 (control) ART days-overall median is
995 days. Durable assets include bicycles, farm implements, mobile phones,
household furniture, stove, refrigerator and vehicles |
