Table 2 Comparisons of socio-demographic characteristics among men and women living with HIV
Socio-demographic characteristics | Total | Men | Women | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 510 (100.0) | 170 (33.3) | 340 (66.7) | Â | |
Community Type | 0.52 | ||||
| Â | Rural | 203 (39.8) | 71 (41.8) | 132 (38.8) | Â |
| Â | Urban | 307 (60.2) | 99 (58.2) | 208 (61.2) | Â |
Treatment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.73 | |
| Â | On ART | 493 (96.7) | 165 (97.1) | 328 (96.5) | Â |
| Â | On pre-ART | 17 (3.3) | 5 (2.9) | 12 (3.5) | Â |
Mean age | 44.8 ± 8.4 | 46.4 ± 9.1 | 44.0 ± 8.0 | 0.002 | |
Age groups | 0.15 | ||||
| Â | Less than 35 | 43 (8.4) | 11 (6.5) | 32 (9.4) | Â |
|  | 35–54 | 404 (79.2) | 132 (77.7) | 272 (80.0) |  |
| Â | 55 and older | 63 (12.4) | 27 (15.9) | 36 (10.6) | Â |
Marital status | <0.001 | ||||
| Â | Married/cohabiting | 314 (61.6) | 139 (81.8) | 175 (51.5) | Â |
| Â | Divorced/separated/widowed | 188 (36.9) | 24 (14.1) | 164 (48.2) | Â |
| Â | Never married | 8 (1.6) | 7 (4.1) | 1 (0.3) | Â |
Level of education attained | <0.001 | ||||
| Â | No schooling | 115 (22.6) | 15 (8.8) | 100 (29.4) | Â |
| Â | Completed primary and junior high school | 370 (72.6) | 141 (82.9) | 229 (67.4) | Â |
| Â | Completed high school and university | 25 (4.9) | 14 (8.2) | 11 (3.2) | Â |
Main occupations | <0.001 | ||||
| Â | Unemployed | 124 (24.3) | 19 (11.2) | 105 (30.9) | Â |
| Â | Farmers | 112 (22.0) | 41 (24.1) | 71 (20.9) | Â |
| Â | Office workers | 47 (9.2) | 27 (15.9) | 20 (5.9) | Â |
| Â | Laborers | 109 (21.4) | 50 (29.4) | 59 (17.4) | Â |
| Â | Self-employed | 100 (19.6) | 28 (16.5) | 72 (21.9) | Â |
| Â | Othersb | 18 (3.5) | 5 (2.9) | 13 (3.8) | Â |
Mean monthly income in the past 12 months (USD) | 87.9 ± 70.2 | 60.5 ± 75.0 | 69.6 ± 74.5 | <0.001 | |