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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among HIV-positive adults enrolled in ART clinics in Zimbabwe

From: Malnutrition status and associated factors among HIV-positive patients enrolled in ART clinics in Zimbabwe

Characteristic

n

N

%

(95% CI)

Area

 Urban

543

1,242

43.7

(43.4–48.4)

 Rural

699

1,242

56.3

(51.6–56.6)

Sex

 Male

393

1,242

31.6

(29.1–34.3)

 Female

849

1,242

68.4

(65.7–70.9)

Age in Years

 15–24

51

1,242

4.1

(3.1–5.4)

 25–34

288

1,242

23.2

(20.9–25.6)

 35–44

464

1,242

37.4

(34.7–40.1)

 45–54

265

1,242

21.3

(19.1–23.7)

  > =55

174

1,242

14.0

(12.2–16.1)

  Median (IQR)

 

1,242

41 (34; 49)

 

Education Level

 Primary

467

1,159

40.3

(37.5–43.2)

 Secondary

662

1,159

57.1

(54.2–59.9)

 Higher

30

1,159

2.6

(1.8–3.7)

 Missing

83

1,242

6.7

-

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

251

1,242

20.2

(18.1–22.5)

 Second

252

1,242

20.3

(18.1–22.6)

 Middle

243

1,242

19.6

(17.4–21.9)

 Fourth

235

1,242

18.9

(16.8–21.2)

 Highest

261

1,242

21.0

(18.8–23.4)

  1. HIV Human Immunodeficiency virus, ART antiretroviral therapy, IQR interquartile range