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Table 1 Characteristics of PLHIV interviewed

From: Knowledge, attitudes, perception and practices regarding antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected adults in Antananarivo, Madagascar: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

n (%)

Age in years (median, IQR)

33 (27–41)

Male

176 (75.2)

Sexual orientation

• Heterosexual

138 (59)

• Homosexual

35 (15)

• Bisexual

61 (26)

Marital status

• Single

134 (57.3)

• Married

76 (32.5)

• Divorced

14 (6)

• Widowed

10 (4.3)

Educational level

• Illiterate

2 (0.9)

• Primary

11 (4.7)

• Secondary

106 (45.3)

• Postgraduate

115 (49.5)

Currently employed

141 (60.3)

Student

44 (18.8)

Unemployed

49 (20.9)

Member of PLHIV association

31 (13.2)

Lives with other people

181 (77.4)

Number of people living under the same roof (median, IQR)

4 (3–5)

Disclosure of HIV status

163 (69.7)

Diagnosis of HIV in months (median, IQR)

25 (9–56)

• < 6 months

31 (13.2)

• 6–11 months

40 (17.1)

• 12–23 months

41 (17.5)

• 24–35 months

19 (8.1)

• ≥36 months

103 (44)

Duration of ART in months (median, IQR)

18 (8–48)

• < 6 months

37 (15.8)

• 6–11 months

46 (19.7)

• 12–23 months

40 (18.4)

• 24–35 months

28 (12.6)

• ≥36 months

80 (34.2)

ART regimen

• TDF/3TC/EFV (1st line regimen)

212 (90.6)

• ABC/3TC/ATVr

15 (6.4)

• AZT/3TC/LPVr

2 (0.9)

• AZT/3TC/ATVr

1 (0.4)

• TDF/3TC/ATVr

2 (0.9)

• ABC/3TC/LPVr

2 (0.9)

Patient educational interventions

191 (81.6)