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      HCV=Hepatitis C virus, HBsAg= Hepatitis B surface antigen, Hgb=haemoglobin
        | Characteristics | Number (%) |  
        | HCV antibody |  |  
        | Positive | 3 (4.2) |  
        | Negative | 68 (95.8) |  
        | HBsAg |  |  
        | Positive | 9 (12.7) |  
        | Negative | 62 (87.3) |  
        | Anaemia |  |  
        | Mean Hgb (±SD) | 10.31 (1.65) |  
        | 10g/dl | 27 (38.0) |  
        | ≥10g/dl | 44(62.0) |  
        | Marital status |  |  
        | With partner | 211 (94.2) |  
        | Without partner | 13 (508) |  
        | Social- economic    status |  |  
        | ≥minimum wage | 12 (5.4) |  
        | < Minimum wage | 212 (94.6) |  
        | Breast  abscess |  |  
        | Yes | 1 (0.4) |  
        | No | 223 (99.6) |  
        | Health  status |  |  
        | Alive and healthy | 193 (86.2) |  
        | Alive and sick | 28 (12.5) |  
        | Dead | 3 (1.3) |  
        | Viral load |  |  
        | Median (IQR) | 65,026 (2848 -386,846) |  
        | Detectable | 65 (91.5) |  
        | Undetectable | 6 (8.5) |  
        | CD4Count |  |  
        | >200 | 55(77.5) |  
        | ≤200 | 16(22.5) |  
        | ARV    Interventions |  |  
        | HAART | 44 (62) |  
        | ARV | 27 (38) |  |