Table 1 Characteristics of 424 persons living with HIV in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
From: Quality of life in people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Interviewees characteristics | Proportion (%) | Mean ± SD Median [IQR] |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 37.6 ± 8.5 | |
Gender | ||
Men | 12.5 | |
Women | 87.5 | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 14.6 | |
Separated/divorced | 19.6 | |
Widow | 21.0 | |
Concubine | 9.4 | |
Married | 35.4 | |
Matrimonial system | ||
Monogamous | 74.0 | |
Polygamous | 26.0 | |
Profession | ||
Public or private sector employee | 16.0 | |
Trader or informal sector | 50.7 | |
Housewife | 23.6 | |
Cultivator | 3.1 | |
Student or pupil | 2.8 | |
Jobless | 3.8 | |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 43.0 | |
Catholic | 42.6 | |
Protestant | 14.4 | |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 32.8 | |
Primary school | 31.8 | |
Secondary school | 31.8 | |
University | 3.6 | |
Time since HIV-positive tested (years) | 5.7 ± 4.4 | |
HIV transmission route reported | ||
Heterosexual intercourse | 57.3 | |
Don't know | 35.6 | |
Other | 7.2 | |
Highly active antiretroviral treatment status | ||
No treatment | 27.1 | |
Under treatment for less than 3 months | 5.0 | |
Under treatment for at least 1 year | 67.9 | |
HAART duration (years) | 5 ± 3.1 | |
Serology status | ||
Asymptomatic | 78.1 | |
Symptomatic | 18.5 | |
AIDS | 3.4 | |
HIV services providers | ||
DHB | 35.4 | |
HUYO | 31.8 | |
CIC_Doc | 15.1 | |
AAS | 9.2 | |
ALAVI | 8.5 | |
Household size | 5 [3 ; 7] | |
Status disclosure with relative | ||
No | 18.6 | |
Yes | 81.4 | |
Sexual behavior risk | ||
No risk | 60.5 | |
Risk | 39.5 | |
Accepted by the family | ||
No | 11.1 | |
Yes | 88.9 | |
Greater part of monthly expenses | ||
Food | 73.0 | |
Health | 10.3 | |
Housing | 7.9 | |
Other | 8.8 |