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Table 1 Social demographic characteristics and HIV stage of the study population (n = 4108).

From: Effect of Improved access to Antiretroviral Therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Baseline characteristics

 

Excluded

N = 1700

(41.4%)

 

Included

N = 2408**

(58.6%)

p-value

Median Age (IQR)

 

906*

37 (16)

37 (12)

0.1173

Age groups

18-30

906*

183 (20.2)

458 (19.0)

0.8718

 

31-40

 

387 (42.7)

1054 (43.8)

 
 

41-50

 

224 (24.7)

604 (25.1%)

 
 

> 50

 

112 (12.3)

292 (12.1)

 

Sex

Males

1342*

424 (31.6)

741 (30.8)

0.6019

 

Females

 

918 (68.4)

1667 (69.2)

 

Marital status

Married

786*

358 (45.5)

1133 (47.1)

0.7583

 

Never married

 

284 (36.1)

842 (35.0)

 
 

Separated/widowed

 

144 (18.3)

433 (18.0)

 

HIV stage

I and II

426*

288 (67.6)

1642 (68.1)

0.7332

 

III

 

103 (24.2)

548 (22.8)

 
 

IV

 

35 (8.2)

218 (9.1)

 
  1. *Number of individuals with available data in the excluded group
  2. ** Number of individuals with analysed data in the table