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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population n = 312

From: Socio-economic determinants of disease progression among HIV infected adults in Kenya

Variable

Number

Percent

Sex

  

 Males

61

20.3

 Females

251

79.9

Age in years

  

 15-24

54

17.3

 25-34

175

56

 35-44

65

20.8

 45-54

12

3.9

 55-64

3

0.1

 65-74

3

0.1

Level of education

  

 Primary

128

41

 Sec school

111

35.6

 Tertiary

53

17

 No education

20

6.4

Daily household income available for expenditure

  

 <1$

135

43.3

 1-5$

131

41.9

 >5$

46

14.8

Housing settlement

  

 Informal

116

37.2

 Formal

191

61.2

 Not sure

5

1.6

Treatment arm

  

 Placebo

142

43

 Acyclovir

170

51.5

Baseline CD4 count

  

 350-500

121

38.8

 501-750

106

34.0

 750

85

27.2

 WHO stage 1 and 2

312