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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of subjects by HIV status and time period

From: Pre/post evaluation of a pilot prevention with positives training program for healthcare providers in North West Province, Republic of South Africa

  

HIV Positive

HIV Negative

Missing

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

N

 

175

176

284

229

Provider Characteristics

 Facility

0

    

  A

 

46 (26.3%)

42 (23.9%)

73 (25.7%)

48 (21.0%)

  B

 

24 (13.7%)

23 (13.1%)

75 (26.4%)

61 (26.6%)

  C

 

80 (45.7%)

76 (43.2%)

103 (36.3%)

73 (31.9%)

  D

 

25 (14.3%)

35 (19.9%)

33 (11.6%)

47 (20.5%)

 Provider

0

    

  Nurse

 

147 (84.0%)

161 (91.5%)

251 (88.4%)

206 (90.0%)

  Counselor

 

23 (13.1%)

14 (8.0%)

32 (11.3%)

22 (9.6%)

  Doctor

 

26 (14.9%)

15 (8.5%)

34 (12.0%)

21 (9.2%)

  Other

 

2 (1.1%)

1 (0.6%)

8 (2.8%)

1 (0.4%)

Client Characteristics

 Gender

0

    

  Male

 

46 (26.3%)

32 (18.2%)

51 (18.0%)

35 (15.3%)

  Female

 

129 (73.7%)

144 (81.8%)

233 (82.0%)

194 (84.7%)

 Age

0

    

  18–29

 

43 (24.6%)

60 (34.1%)

155 (54.6%)

166 (72.5%)

  30–39

 

64 (36.6%)

76 (43.2%)

58 (20.4%)

37 (16.2%)

  40–49

 

46 (26.3%)

29 (16.5%)

33 (11.6%)

13 (5.7%)

  50+

 

22 (12.6%)

11 (6.3%)

38 (13.4%)

13 (5.7%)

 Education

0

    

  None, some or completed primary

 

26 (14.9%)

16 (9.1%)

27 (9.5%)

12 (5.2%)

  Some or completed secondary

 

125 (71.4%)

130 (73.9%)

176 (62.0%)

151 (66.0%)

  College, University or Technikon

 

11 (6.3%)

19 (10.8%)

66 (23.2%)

59 (25.8%)

  Other (e.g., ABET)

 

13 (7.4%)

11 (6.3%)

15 (5.3%)

7 (3.1%)

 Race

0

    

  Black

 

169 (96.6%)

170 (96.6%)

268 (94.4%)

224 (97.8%)

  Other

 

6 (3.4%)

6 (3.4%)

16 (5.6%)

5 (2.2%)

 Language

0

    

  English

 

65 (37.1%)

117 (66.5%)

152 (53.5%)

184 (80.4%)

  Setswana

 

110 (62.9%)

59 (33.5%)

132 (46.5%)

45 (19.7%)

 Sexually active within last 3 months

0

    

  Yes

 

92 (52.6%)

92 (52.3%)

168 (59.2%)

144 (62.9%)

  No

 

76 (43.4%)

79 (44.9%)

105 (37.0%)

80 (34.9%)

  Decline

 

5 (2.9%)

2 (1.1%)

7 (2.5%)

2 (0.9%)

  Do not know

 

2 (1.1%)

3 (1.7%)

4 (1.4%)

3 (1.3%)

 Years since HIV diagnosis

63

    

  Less than 1 year

 

76 (43.9%)

42 (36.5%)

  

  1–2 years

 

19 (11.0%)

12 (10.4%)

  

   > 2 years

 

78 (45.1%)

61 (53.0%)

  

 Have children

167

    

  Yes

 

79 (85.9%)

80 (87.0%)

  

  No

 

12 (13.0%)

12 (13.0%)

  

  Do not know

 

1 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

  

 Currently on ART

55

    

  Yes

 

127 (87.6%)

134 (88.7%)

  

  No

 

13 (9.0%)

12 (8.0%)

  

  Decline

 

1 (0.7%)

2 (1.3%)

  

  Do not know

 

4 (2.8%)

3 (2.0%)