| Socio-demographic and clinical variables |
Groups n (%) |
Total (n=161) |
Statistical indices |
| Pre-HAART (n=68) |
HAART (n=93) |
| Age (Years) |
| <20 |
2 (2.9) |
1 (1.1) |
3 (1.9) |
χ2=8.006
Df=4
P value=0.075* |
| 20-29 |
32 (47.1) |
33 (35.5) |
65 (40.4) |
| 30-39 |
16 (23.5) |
37 (39.8) |
53 (32.9) |
| 40-49 |
18 (26.5) |
19 (20.4) |
37 (23.0) |
| 50 and above |
0 (0) |
3 (3.2) |
3 (1.9) |
| Mean (SD) |
31.7 (9.5) |
32.45 (8.5) |
32.1 (8.9) |
0.707 |
| Sex |
| Male |
21 (30.9) |
33 (35.5) |
54 (33.5) |
χ2=0.3731
Df=1
P value=0.541 |
| Female |
47 (69.1) |
60 (64.5) |
107 (66.5) |
| Level of Education |
| No formal education |
0 (0) |
1 (1.1) |
1 (0.6) |
χ2=3.4542
Df=3
P value=0.303* |
| Primary |
24 (35.3) |
24 (25.8) |
48 (29.8) |
| Secondary |
20 (29.4) |
38 (40.9) |
58 (36.0) |
| Tertiary |
24 (35.3) |
30 (32.3) |
54 (33.5) |
| Marital Status |
| Single |
27 (39.7) |
47 (50.5) |
74 (46.0) |
χ2=8.6117
Df=4
P value=0.076* |
| Married |
31 (45.6) |
33 (35.5) |
64 (39.8) |
| Cohabiting |
4 (5.9) |
0 (0) |
4 (2.5) |
| Separated |
2 (2.9) |
6 (6.5) |
8 (5.0) |
| Widowed |
4 (5.9) |
7 (7.5) |
11 (6.8) |
| CD4 Count |
| Mean |
488.03 |
|
|
t-test
P value=0.0001+
Df=159 |
| SD |
141.66 |
95.29 |
201.76 |
| Disease stage |
| Early (stage 1&2) |
33 (48.53) |
14 (15.05) |
47 (29.19) |
χ2=21.2948
Df=1
P value=0.0001+ |
| Late (stage 3&4) |
35 (51.46) |
79 (84.95) |
114 (70.8) |
| Center |
| SLHA |
59 (86.8) |
86 (92.5) |
145 (90.1) |
χ2=1.43018
Df=1
P value=0.232 |
| UUTH |
9 (13.2) |
7 (7.5) |
16 (9.9) |
| *Fischer’s exact test; +significant p value |
