Table 1 Population of Benin Republic baseline demographics and clinical characteristics from data collected by the HKM in 2024.
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 43.6 (11.8) |
Sex | |
Male | 125 (33.6) |
Female | 247 (66.4) |
Level of education | |
None | 75 (20.2) |
Primary | 100 (26.9) |
Secondary | 147 (39.5) |
University | 50 (13.4) |
Marital status | |
Not Married | 114 (30.6) |
Married | 258 (69.4) |
Work status | |
Not Employed | 299 (80.4) |
Employed | 73 (19.6) |
Alcohol intake | |
Never drank | 32 (8.6) |
Former drinker | 3 (0.8) |
Current drinker | 337 (90.6) |
Tobacco intake | |
Never smoked | 322 (86.6) |
Former smoker | 21 (5.6) |
Current smoker | 29 (7.8) |
Physical activity Level | |
Low | 244 (65.6) |
Moderate | 105 (28.2) |
High | 23 (6.2) |
Dietary habits | |
Weak | 145 (39.1) |
Better | 226 (60.9) |
Hypertension | |
No hypertension | 192 (51.6) |
Hypertension | 180 (48.4) |
Stress level | |
Low | 10 (2.7) |
Moderate | 337 (90.6) |
High | 25 (6.7) |
Viral load (copies/mL) | |
Less than 50 | 311 (83.6) |
50 to 1000 | 35 (9.4) |
More than 1000 | 26 (7.0) |
Duration on ART (years) | |
< 2 | 48 (12.9) |
> 02 and < 05 | 65 (17.5) |
> 5 | 259 (69.6) |
Molecule use for ART treatment | |
NRTIs* | 372 (100) |
INSTI* | 362 (97.3) |
NNRTIs* | 7 (1.9) |
