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 ADRs
(N=91, 2.5%)
Females with ADRs
(N=289.7.9%)
Patients with ADRs (N=380, 10.4%) Statistical level of significance
χ2= 14.286 P=0.001
Age group χ2 = 15.467, 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) 31 (0.9) 220 (6.0) 251 (6.9)
40-59 1399 (38.4) 721(19.8) 678 (18.6) 59 (1.6)  69(1.9) 128 (3.5)
≥ 60 85(2.33)   54 (1.5)    31(0.9)  1(0.03) 0  1(0.03)
Mean age ±S.D (range) in years 39.2 ± 6.6
(15-69)
40.1±4.2
(16-69)
32.3± 5.2 (15-60) 42.1 ± 1.4
(19-60)
35.1 ± 7.4
(16-59)
  t = -5.235,
P= 0.02
Educational status χ2=16.935, P= 0.001
None 794 (21.8) 161(4.4) 633(17.4) 12 (0.3) 130 (3.6) 142 (3.9)
Primary school 608 (16.7) 224 (6.2) 384 (10.5) 49 (1.3)   78 (2.1) 127 (3.4)
Secondary school 1032 (28.3) 298 (8.1) 734 (20.2) 25(0.7)   70 (1.9)   95 (2.6)
Tertiary 1207 (33.1) 500 (13.7) 707 (19.4) 5 (0.1)   11 (0.3) 16(0.4)
Occupation
None 1717 (47.2) 295 (8.1)  1422(39.1) 50 (1.4) 180 (4.9) 230 (6.3) χ2=28.322, P =0.000
Government employed   582 (15.9) 342 (9.4)    240(6.6) 6 (0.2) 14 (0.3) 20 (0.5)
Self employed 1342(36.9) 546 (15.0) 796 (21.9) 35 (0.9) 95 (2.6) 130 (3.5)
Marital status χ2= 34.215, P =0.000
Single 365 (10.0)  100 (2.8)   265 (7.3) 1 (0.02)     8 (0.2)       9 (0.2)
Married 2002 (55.0)   969 (26.6) 1033 (28.4) 90 (2.5) 251 (6.9)   341(9.4)
Widow (er) 1092 (30.0) 100 (2.8)   992 (27.2)  0   30 (0.8)     30 (0.8)
Divorced, separated   182 (5.0) 14 (0.3) 168 (4.6)  0     0       0
Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of patients.
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