Social characteristics of patients

Number of patients on ART
(N=3641,100%)

Number of males on ART
(N=1183,32.5%)

Number of females on ART
(N=2458, 67.5%)

 Males  with toxicities
(N=126, 3.5%)       

Females with toxicities
(N=231, 6.3%)

Patients with toxicities
(N=357, 9.8%)

Statistical level of significance
χ2= 12.391
P=0.02

Age group

χ2= 20.743
P=0.00

15

      2 (0.1)

0

    2 (0.1)

0

0

0

16-39

2155(59.2)

408(11.2)

1747(48.0)

51(1.4)

200 (5.5)

251(6.9)

40-59

1399 (38.4)

721(19.8)

678 (18.6)

71 (2.0)

  29 (0.8)

100 (2.8)

≥ 60

     85(2.33)

  54 (1.5)

   31(0.9)

   4 (0.11)

     2 (0.1)

     6 (0.2)

Mean age (years)

39.2 ± 6.6
(15-69)

40.1±4.2
(16-69)

32.3± 5.2 (15-60)

42.6 ± 9.4
(19-68)

 36.2 ± 9.1
 (17-59)

t= -6.297,
P= 0.00

Educational status

χ2= 14.665
P= 0.001

None

794 (21.8)

161(4.4)

633(17.4)

20(0.5)

 62 (1.7)

82  (2.2)

Primary school

608 (16.7)

224 (6.2)

384 (10.5)

24 (0.6)

 41 (1.1)

 65  (1.7)

Secondary school

1032 (28.3)

298 (8.1)

734 (20.2)

24  (0.6)

 67 (1.9)

  91  (2.5)

Tertiary

1207 (33.1)

500 (13.7)

707 (19.4)

58 (1.6)

 61 (1.7)

119  (3.3)

Occupation

χ2=36.282
P= 0.000

None

1717 (47.2)

295 (8.1)

 1422(39.1)

13  (0.3)

127 (3.5 )

140 (3.8)

Government employed

  582 (15.9)

342 (9.4)

   240(6.6)

52 (1.4)

50 (1.4)

102 (2.8)

Self employed

1342(36.9)

546 (15.0)

 796 (21.9)

61 (1.7)

54  (1.5)

115 (3.2)