Table 3 Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the group IPT participants reassessed at the end of the intervention, Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia (N = 31)
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | 18–29 | 6 (19.4) |
30–39 | 13 (41.9) | |
40–49 | 9 (29.0) | |
50 + | 3 (9.7) | |
Gender | Male | 8 (25.8) |
Female | 23 (74.2) | |
Marital status | Single | 7 (22.6) |
Married/in relationship | 11 (35.5) | |
Divorced/widowed | 13 (41.9) | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 17 (54.8) |
Completed primary education | 9 (29.0) | |
Completed secondary education | 4 (12.9) | |
Completed tertiary education | 1 (3.2) | |
Employment | Public servant | 2 (6.5) |
Self-employed | 17 (54.8) | |
unemployed | 12 (38.7) | |
Current CD4 count | < 200 | 5 (17.9) |
200–349 | 4 (14.3) | |
350–499 | 5 (17.9) | |
> 500 | 14 (50.0) | |
ART treatment regimen | First-line treatment | 17 (56.7) |
Second-line treatment | 13 (43.3) | |
Duration of ART treatment in years | 1–5 | 8 (26.7) |
6–10 | 11 (36.7) | |
11 and above | 11 (36.7) | |