Patient characteristics | Value | Missing data |
Age (years)—mean (SD) | 45 (9.4) | – |
Female sex—n (%) | 230 (70.5) | – |
Relationship status—n (%) | 1 (0.3) | |
Single | 110 (33.7) | |
Married | 169 (51.8) | |
Widow, divorced, separated | 46 (14.1) | |
Educational level—n (%) | – | |
Non-formal | 61 (18.7) | |
Primary | 88 (27.0) | |
Secondary | 127 (38.9) | |
Higher than secondary | 50 (15.3) | |
Unemployed—n (%) | 41 (12.6) | – |
Monthly income (US$) | 3 (0.9) | |
<99 | 157 (48.1) | |
99–166 | 85 (26.1) | |
167–498 | 63 (19.3) | |
>498 | 18 (5.5) | |
Last CD4 count—mean (SD) | 565 (260) | 1 (0.3) |
Viral load >100 cp/mL—n (%) | 43 (13.2) | – |
ART duration (years)—mean (SD) | 7.4 (3.6) | – |
Total number of pills per day—mean (SD) | 5.6 (3.9) | – |
Treatment Burden Questionnaire score—mean (SD) | 33.3 (19.6) | – |
Comorbidities*—n (%) | 120 (36.8) | – |
High blood pressure | 20 (6.1) | |
Cardiac or vascular condition | 8 (2.4) | |
Chronic pulmonary condition (besides asthma) | 12 (3.7) | |
Asthma | 17 (5.2) | |
Ulcer disease or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | 48 (14.7) | |
Chronic liver condition (including infectious hepatitis) | 9 (2.8) | |
Diabetes | 8 (2.4) | |
Arthritis or osteoporosis | 6 (1.8) | |
Chronic neurologic condition | 3 (0.9) | |
Psychiatric condition | 2 (0.6) | – |
*Total exceeds 100% because a patient may have multiple comorbidities.
ART, antiretroviral therapy.