Table 1: General characteristics of patients.
Variable |
|
(n=180) |
% |
Age (year) |
|
44.2 ± 11.0 |
|
< 40 |
|
60 |
33.3 |
40 – 49 |
|
62 |
34.4 |
≥ 50 |
|
58 |
32.2 |
Gender |
|
0 |
|
Female |
|
138 |
76.7 |
Male |
|
42 |
23.3 |
Marital status |
|
|
|
Married |
|
69 |
38.3 |
Widower |
|
57 |
31.7 |
Single |
|
32 |
17.8 |
Divorced |
|
22 |
12.2 |
Profession |
|
|
|
Unemployed |
|
103 |
57.2 |
Independent |
|
41 |
22.8 |
Official |
|
14 |
7.8 |
Others |
|
22 |
12.2 |
Level of studies |
|
|
|
Illiterate & Primary |
|
28 |
15.7 |
Secondary |
|
129 |
71.5 |
Higher or university |
|
23 |
12.8 |
Religion |
|
|
|
Revival churches |
|
95 |
52.8 |
Catholic |
|
44 |
24.4 |
Protestant |
|
35 |
19.4 |
Kimbanguist Others ??? |
|
6 |
3.4 |
Duration of HIV infection (years) Me (IQS) |
|
3 (1-20) |
|
Clinical stage of HIV infection |
|
|
|
I |
|
18 |
10.0 |
II |
|
55 |
30.6 |
III |
|
83 |
46.1 |
IV |
|
24 |
13.3 |
CD4 count (cells / mm³) Me (IQS) |
|
303(2-1133) |
|
ARV treatment |
|
|
|
No treatment |
|
20 |
11.1 |
AZT + 3TC + NVP |
|
133 |
73.9 |
TDF + 3TC + EFV |
|
20 |
11.1 |
ABC + DDI + [ALUVIA ou LPV/r] |
|
7 |
3.9 |