Characteristic | na | (%) |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographics | ||
Gender | Â | Â |
   Male | 137 | (57.3) |
   Female | 184 | (42.7) |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
   20-29 | 78 | (34.2) |
   30-39 | 165 | (47.0) |
   40-60 | 76 | (18.8) |
Current marital status | Â | Â |
   Unmarried | 101 | (31.5) |
   Married | 220 | (68.5) |
Education levelb | Â | Â |
   No formal education | 58 | (18.6) |
   Primary (1-5 yrs.) | 68 | (21.9) |
   Lower secondary (6-10 yrs.) | 156 | (50.2) |
   Higher secondary and above (11+ yrs.) | 29 | (9.3) |
Monthly income (NRs)c (Median = 4000) | Â | |
   0 | 89 | (28.3) |
   200-4000 | 80 | (25.4) |
   4001-300000 | 146 | (46.3) |
Any children | Â | Â |
   No | 102 | (31.8) |
   Yes | 219 | (68.2) |
Sexual orientation | Â | Â |
   Heterosexual | 319 | (99.4) |
   Homo- or bi-sexual | 2 | (0.6) |
Clinical and psychosocial characteristics | ||
Months since first testing HIV+ (Median = 53) | Â | |
   1-53 | 158 | (50.0) |
   54+ | 158 | (50.0) |
Months on ART (Median = 24) | Â | Â |
   Not currently on ART | 87 | (27.2) |
   1-24 | 129 | (40.3) |
   25+ | 104 | (32.5) |
Experience of TB diagnosis since testing HIV+ | Â | |
   No | 236 | (73.5) |
   Yes | 85 | (26.5) |
Bothersome HIV symptom count (Median = 3) | Â | Â |
   0-3 | 173 | (53.9) |
   4-20 | 148 | (46.1) |
Smoking status | Â | Â |
   Never smoker | 129 | (40.2) |
   Former smoker | 40 | (12.5) |
   Current smoker | 152 | (47.4) |
Injection drug use historyd | Â | Â |
   Never user | 191 | (60.1) |
   Former user | 100 | (31.4) |
   Current user | 27 | (8.5) |
Alcohol use, last 30 days | Â | Â |
   No | 281 | (87.5) |
   Yes | 40 | (12.5) |
Marijuana use, last 6 months | Â | Â |
   No | 290 | (90.3) |
   Yes | 31 | (9.7) |
Internalized AIDS stigma score (Median = 4) | Â | |
   0-4 | 187 | (58.3) |
   5-7 | 134 | (41.7) |
Beck Depression Inventory scoree | Â | Â |
   < 20 | 239 | (74.5) |
   20+ | 82 | (25.5) |