Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by ART regimen
Variable | NVP based regimen n (%) | EFV based regimen n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 65 (41) | 155 (32) | 0.05 |
 Female | 94 (59) | 326 (68) |  |
 Age | 33.2 (7.68) | 33.3 (8.00) | 0.88 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary or less | 80 (50) | 243 (50) |  |
 Secondary | 63 (40) | 192 (40) | 0.98 |
 Apprenticeship | 12 (8) | 32 (7) |  |
 Tertiary | 4 (2) | 14 (3) |  |
Income per month | Â | Â | Â |
(USD) | Â | Â | Â |
 <20 | 49 (31) | 146 (30) | 0.97 |
 20–60 | 44 (28) | 129 (27) |  |
 >60 | 66 (41) | 206 (43) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
 Married | 103 (65) | 275 (57) |  |
 Separated/divorced | 36 (23) | 124 (25) | 0.30 |
 Single | 12 (7) | 41 (9) |  |
 Widowed | 8 (5) | 41 (9) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
 Christian | 124 (78) | 397 (83) | 0.03 |
 Moslem | 28 (18) | 79 (16) |  |
 others | 7 (4) | 5 (1) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â |
 Employed | 137 (86) | 386 (80) | 0.09 |
 Unemployed | 22 (14) | 95 (20) |  |
Social support | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes, family | 126 (79) | 405 (84) | 0.18 |
 Yes, others | 29 (18) | 60 (13) |  |
 None | 4 (3) | 16 (3) |  |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 45 (28) | 107 (22) | 0.12 |
 No | 114 (72) | 374 (78) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 6 (4) | 18 (4) | 0.57 |
 No | 153 (96) | 96 (96) |  |
Opportunisticinfection | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 52 (33) | 153 (32) | 0.83 |
 No | 107 (67) | 328 (68) |  |
WHO stage | Â | Â | Â |
 1&2 | 135 (85) | 378 (79) |  |
 3&4 | 24 (15) | 103 (21) | 0.08 |
CD4 count (cells/μL) |  |  |  |
 <100 | 48 (30) | 68 (14) | 1 |
 101–250 | 93 (59) | 96 (20) | 0.08 |
 >250 | 18 (11) | 317 (66) | <0.001 |
| Â | Â | Â | Overall <0.001 |
CD4 count (cells/μL) | 166 (90, 218) | 292 (208, 331) | <0.001 |
Depression | Â | Â | Â |
 No depression | 103 (65) | 310 (64) |  |
 Probable depression | 56 (35) | 171 (36) | 0.94 |