General Patient Characteristics.
General Patient Characteristics.
| Variable | Number (n=180) | Percent |
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| Gender | ||
| Female | 138 | 76.7 |
| Male | 42 | 23.3 |
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| Marital status | ||
| Married | 69 | 38.3 |
| Widow(er) | 57 | 31.7 |
| Single | 32 | 17.8 |
| Divorced | 22 | 12.2 |
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| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 103 | 57.2 |
| Self-employed | 41 | 22.8 |
| Official | 14 | 7.8 |
| Other | 22 | 12.2 |
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| Level of education | ||
| Primary or less | 28 | 15.7 |
| Secondary | 129 | 71.5 |
| Higher or university | 23 | 12.8 |
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| Duration of HIV infection (years), median (IQR) | 3 (1–20) | |
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| Clinical stage of HIV infection | ||
| I | 18 | 10.0 |
| II | 55 | 30.6 |
| III | 83 | 46.1 |
| IV | 24 | 13.3 |
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| CD4 count (cells/mm3), median (IQR) | 303 (2–1133) | |
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| Antiretroviral therapy treatment | ||
| No treatment | 20 | 11.1 |
| AZT+3TC+NVP | 133 | 73.9 |
| TDF+3TC+EFV | 20 | 11.1 |
| ABC+DDI+[Aluvia or LPV/r] | 7 | 3.9 |