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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Care at Five Care and Treatment Centers in Kilimanjaro Region, Moshi, Tanzania 2004–2015

From: Association of knowledge on ART line of treatment, scarcity of treatment options and adherence

Characteristics

All Patients n = 402

Optimal Adherence n = 223

Sub-optimal Adherence n = 179

Age

  < 30

19 (4.7)

14 (6.3)

5 (2.8)

 30–55

301 (74.9)

169 (75.8)

132 (73.7)

  > 55

82 (20.4)

40 (17.9)

42 (23.5)

Gender

 Male

131 (32.9)

87 (39.0)

44 (24.6)

 Female

271 (67.1)

136 (61.0)

134 (75.4)

Education

  ≤ primary school education

332 (82.6)

188 (84.3)

144 (80.4)

  > primary school education

70 (17.4)

35 (15.7)

35 (19.6)

Marital status

 Not married

57 (14.1)

33 (14.8)

24 (13.4)

 Married

162 (40.3)

92 (41.3)

80 (39.1)

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

183 (45.5)

98 (43.9)

75 (47.5)

CD4 at the time of interview

  < 350 cells/mm3

224 (55.7)

129 (57.9)

95 (53.1)

  ≥ 350 cells/mm3

178 (44.3)

94 (42.1)

84 (46.9)

Duration on treatment

  < 36 months

130 (32.3)

67 (30.0)

63 (35.2)

 36–60 months

73 (18.2)

49 (22.0)

24 (14.4)

  > 60 months

199 (49.5)

107 (48.0)

92 (51.4)

Knowledge of ART

 No

301 (74.9)

158 (70.8)

143 (79.9)

 Yes

101 (25.1)

65 (29.2)

36 (20.1)

Knows is on first-line ART

 No

321 (79.9)

173 (77.6)

148 (82.7)

 Yes

81 (20.1)

50 (22.4)

31 (17.3)

Knows other options are limited

 No

317 (78.9)

168 (75.3)

149 (83.2)

 Yes

85 (21.1)

55 (24.7)

30 (16.8)

Plasma HIV RNA level

  < 1000 c/ml

252 (56.0)

88 (44.7)

164 (64.8)

  ≥ 1000 c/ml

198 (44.0)

109 (55.3)

89 (35.2)

Sites

 KCMC

75 (16.7)

52 (26.4)

23 (9.1)

 Mawenzi

223 (49.5)

69 (35.0)

154 (60.9)

 Others

152 (33.8)

76 (38.6)

76 (30.0)

  1. Abbreviations: KCMC Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, N/A Not applicable, HIV RNA Human Immunodeficiency Virus Ribonucleic Acid