Participant characteristics at baseline, HIV treatment initiates in Tanzania, 2013–2015
| Total (n=800) | Control (n=112) | Intervention (n=688) | |
| Participant’s sex | |||
| Male | 291 (36.4%) | 39 (34.8%) | 252 (36.6%) |
| Female | 509 (63.6%) | 73 (65.2%) | 436 (63.4%) |
| Age | 35.0 (29.0–43.0) | 33.0 (28.0–40.0) | 35.0 (30.0–43.0) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married or lives with partner | 345 (43.1%) | 49 (43.8%) | 296 (43.0%) |
| Not married or separated | 455 (56.9%) | 63 (56.3%) | 392 (57.0%) |
| Language | |||
| Swahili | 489 (61.1%) | 80 (71.4%) | 409 (59.4%) |
| Sukuma or other | 311 (38.9%) | 32 (28.6%) | 279 (40.6%) |
| Education (highest) | |||
| Some pre/primary school | 121 (15.1%) | 16 (14.3%) | 105 (15.3%) |
| Completed primary school | 437 (54.6%) | 61 (54.5%) | 376 (54.7%) |
| Secondary school or more | 48 (6.0%) | 12 (10.7%) | 36 (5.2%) |
| No formal education | 194 (24.3%) | 23 (20.5%) | 171 (24.9%) |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 405 (50.6%) | 47 (42.0%) | 358 (52.0%) |
| Business | 105 (13.1%) | 25 (22.3%) | 80 (11.6%) |
| Other | 181 (22.6%) | 27 (24.1%) | 154 (22.4%) |
| Unemployed | 109 (13.6%) | 13 (11.6%) | 96 (14.0%) |
| Currently working | |||
| No | 338 (42.3%) | 40 (35.7%) | 298 (43.3%) |
| Yes | 462 (57.8%) | 72 (64.3%) | 390 (56.7%) |
| Facility | |||
| Referral hospital | 188 (23.5%) | 26 (23.2%) | 162 (23.5%) |
| Hospital | 523 (65.4%) | 73 (65.2%) | 450 (65.4%) |
| Health centre | 89 (11.1%) | 13 (11.6%) | 76 (11.0%) |
| Travel minutes to health facility | 30.0 (20.0–60.0) | 30.0 (20.0–60.0) | 30.0 (20.0–60.0) |
| WHO clinical stage | |||
| Stage 1 | 113 (14.1%) | 14 (12.5%) | 99 (14.4%) |
| Stage 2 | 232 (29.0%) | 41 (36.6%) | 191 (27.8%) |
| Stage 3 | 411 (51.4%) | 47 (42.0%) | 364 (52.9%) |
| Stage 4 | 44 (5.5%) | 10 (8.9%) | 34 (4.9%) |
| Days on ART | 14.0 (12.0–44.0) | 14.0 (0.0–44.0) | 14.0 (13.0–44.0) |
Data are n (%) or median (IQR).
ART, antiretroviral therapy.