Table 1: Baseline characteristics of participants before and after matching.

 

Overall

Propensity score matched

Characteristics

Control group

N = 190

Test group

N = 63

p

Control group

N = 63

Test group

N = 63

p

Age (years)

38 (29-44)

37 (25-46)

0.6

38 (31-45)

37 (25-46)

0.4

Female

118 (62.1)

44 (69.8)

0.3

42 (66.7)

44 (69.8)

0.7

Married

89 (46.8)

29 (46.0)

0.9

32 (50.8)

29 (46.0)

0.6

Education level

 

 

0.2

 

 

0.9

Under secondary level

78 (41.1)

19 (30.2)

 

19 (30.2)

19 (30.2)

 

At least secondary level

46 (24.2)

15 (23.8)

 

13 (20.6)

15 (23.8)

 

Missing

66 (34.7)

29 (46.0)

 

31 (49.2)

29 (46.0)

 

Employment [Active]

109 (57.4)

32 (50.8)

0.4

34 (54.0)

32 (50.8)

0.7

Opportunistic diseases

118 (62.1)

59 (93.7)

< 0.001

59 (93.7)

59 (93.7)

0.9

WHO stage 4

50 (26.3)

16 (25.4)

0.9

17 (27.0)

16 (25.4)

0.8

CD4 < 200 (cell/mm3)

140 (54-219)

140 (60-256)

0.6

140 (69-223)

140 (60-256)

0.9

HBsAg-Positive

13 (6.8)

5 (7.9)

0.8

6 (9.5)

5 (7.9)

0.8

Baseline-ART regimen

 

 

< 0.001

 

 

0.9

AZT/D4T-based

126 (66.3)

26 (41.3)

 

26 (41.3)

26 (41.3)

 

TDF/ABC/DDI-based

64 (33.7)

37 (58.7)

 

37 (58.7)

37 (58.7)

 

ART duration (years)

14.1 (10.5, 16.8)

13.1 (10.0, 17.7)

0.4

13.7 (9.7, 16.9)

13.1 (10.0, 17.7)

0.9

From Dakar sites

160 (84.2)

52 (82.5)

0.8

51 (81.0)

52 (82.5)

0.8