Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study patients.
Variable | All patients (n = 566) | Nevirapine (n = 254) | Efavirenze (n = 312) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Age (years) | Median (IQR) | 41 | (35–47) | 42 | (36–48) | 40 | (34–47) | 0.046 |
20–30 | 66 | 11.7 | 25 | 9.8 | 41 | 13.1 | ||
31–40 | 210 | 37.1 | 84 | 33 | 126 | 40.4 | ||
41–50 | 202 | 35.7 | 106 | 41.7 | 96 | 30.8 | ||
> 51 | 88 | 15.5 | 39 | 15.4 | 49 | 15.7 | ||
Gender | Female | 342 | 60.4 | 163 | 64.2 | 179 | 57.4 | 0.102 |
Male | 224 | 39.6 | 91 | 35.8 | 133 | 42.6 | ||
Marrital status | Married | 379 | 67 | 165 | 65.0 | 214 | 68.6 | 0.703 |
Single | 154 | 27.2 | 72 | 28.4 | 82 | 26.3 | ||
Divorced | 26 | 4.6 | 14 | 5.5 | 12 | 3.9 | ||
Widow | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | ||
Occupation | Employed | 193 | 34.1 | 80 | 31.5 | 113 | 36.2 | 0.354 |
Unemployed | 102 | 18 | 44 | 17.3 | 58 | 18.9 | ||
Self employed | 271 | 47.9 | 130 | 51.2 | 141 | 45.2 | ||
Ethnicity | Bantu | 367 | 64.8 | 161 | 63.4 | 206 | 66.0 | 0.256 |
Nilotes | 190 | 33.6 | 91 | 35.8 | 99 | 31.7 | ||
Cushites | 9 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.2 | ||
Education level | Primary | 174 | 30.7 | 69 | 27.2 | 105 | 33.4 | 0.17 |
Secondary | 203 | 35.9 | 102 | 40.2 | 101 | 32.4 | ||
Tertiary | 182 | 32.2 | 81 | 31.9 | 101 | 32.4 | ||
Non-formal | 7 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.6 | ||
Cigarette smoking | Yes | 27 | 4.8 | 9 | 3.5 | 18 | 5.8 | 0.24 |
No | 539 | 95.2 | 245 | 96.5 | 294 | 94.3 | ||
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 104 | 18.4 | 50 | 19.7 | 54 | 17.3 | 0.099 |
No | 462 | 81.6 | 204 | 80.3 | 258 | 82.7 | ||
Age of sexual debut (Years) | Median (IQR) | 18 | (17–20) | 18 | (17–19) | 18 | (17–20) | 0.929 |
< 18 | 371 | 65.6 | 166 | 65.4 | 205 | 65.7 | ||
> 18 | 195 | 34.5 | 88 | 34.7 | 107 | 34.3 | ||
Lifetime sexual partners | Median (IQR) | 2 | (1–5) | 2 | (1–4) | 3 | (1–5) | 0.019 |
None | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
1 | 214 | 37.8 | 110 | 43.3 | 104 | 33.3 | ||
> 1 | 349 | 61.7 | 142 | 55.9 | 207 | 66.4 | ||
Current ART regimen | 3TC, ABC, EFV | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0001 |
3TC, TDF, EFV | 187 | 33.1 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 59.9 | ||
3TC, ZDV, EFV | 124 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 39.7 | ||
3TC, ABC, NVP | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
3TC, TDF, NVP | 159 | 28.1 | 159 | 62.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
3TC, ZDV, NVP | 93 | 16.4 | 93 | 36.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
3TC, d4T, NVP | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Difficult to tell others about my HIV infection | Agree | 418 | 73.8 | 189 | 74.4 | 229 | 73.4 | 0.848 |
Disagree | 148 | 26.2 | 65 | 25.6 | 883 | 26.6 | ||
Feeling guilty for being HIV positive | Agree | 189 | 33.4 | 81 | 31.9 | 108 | 34.6 | 0.531 |
Disagree | 377 | 66.6 | 173 | 68.1 | 204 | 65.4 | ||
Feeling worthless for being HIV positive | Agree | 137 | 24.2 | 55 | 21.7 | 82 | 26.3 | 0.236 |
Disagree | 429 | 75.8 | 199 | 78.4 | 230 | 73.7 | ||
Hide HIV status from others | Agree | 403 | 71.2 | 186 | 73.2 | 217 | 69.5 | 9.352 |
Disagree | 163 | 28.8 | 68 | 26.8 | 95 | 30.5 | ||
Disclose HIV status to anyone | Yes | 539 | 95.2 | 244 | 96.1 | 295 | 94.6 | 0.435 |
No | 27 | 4.7 | 10 | 3.9 | 17 | 5.4 | ||
Disclosed HIV status to partner or spouse | Yes | 446 | 78.8 | 204 | 80.3 | 242 | 77.8 | 0.665 |
No | 63 | 11.1 | 25 | 9.8 | 38 | 12.2 | ||
Not applicable | 57 | 10.1 | 25 | 9.8 | 32 | 10.3 | ||
Disclosed HIV status to family members | Yes | 349 | 61.7 | 166 | 65.4 | 183 | 58.7 | 0.178 |
No | 212 | 37.5 | 87 | 34.4 | 125 | 40.1 | ||
Not applicable | 5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 1.3 | ||
Disclosed HIV status to the public | Yes | 12 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.9 | 7 | 2.2 | 0.965 |
No | 513 | 90.6 | 231 | 90.4 | 282 | 90.4 | ||
Not applicable | 41 | 7.2 | 18 | 7.1 | 23 | 7.4 | ||
Get useful advice about important things in life | As much as I wouild like | 460 | 81.3 | 216 | 85.0 | 244 | 78.2 | 0.022 |
Less than I wouild like | 79 | 13.9 | 33 | 12.9 | 46 | 14.7 | ||
Much less than I wouild like | 11 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 10 | 3.2 | ||
Never | 16 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 12 | 3.9 | ||
Get financial help during emergency | As much as I wouild like | 337 | 59.5 | 162 | 63.8 | 175 | 56.1 | 0.066 |
Less than I wouild like | 92 | 16.3 | 40 | 15.8 | 52 | 16.7 | ||
Much less than I wouild like | 44 | 7.8 | 12 | 4.7 | 32 | 10.3 | ||
Never | 93 | 16.4 | 40 | 15.8 | 53 | 16.9 | ||
Get transportation help when needed | As much as I wouild like | 357 | 63.1 | 169 | 66.5 | 188 | 60.3 | 0.19 |
Less than I wouild like | 81 | 14.3 | 38 | 14.9 | 43 | 13.8 | ||
Much less than I wouild like | 45 | 7.9 | 15 | 5.9 | 30 | 9.6 | ||
Never | 83 | 14.7 | 32 | 12.6 | 51 | 16.4 | ||
Get general help when sick | As much as I wouild like | 456 | 80.6 | 212 | 83.5 | 244 | 78.2 | 0.437 |
Less than I wouild like | 67 | 11.8 | 27 | 10.6 | 40 | 12.8 | ||
Much less than I wouild like | 18 | 3.2 | 6 | 2.4 | 12 | 3.9 | ||
Never | 25 | 4.4 | 9 | 3.5 | 16 | 5.2 | ||
