Table 2

Antiretroviral therapy status of participants (n=1133)

RuralUrbanTotalP values
n%n%n%
HIV period
 Asymptomatic6728.43894645642.1<0.01*
 Symptomatic3213.61611919317.8
 AIDS145.98710.31019.3
 Unknown12352.120924.733230.7
ART duration (year)
 1 year4719.021326.926025.0<0.01*
 2–4 years9136.935444.744542.8
 More than 4 years10944.122528.433432.2
Share health status with peers
 Yes11043.344652.755650.60.01*
 No14456.740047.354449.5
Receiving peer support
 Yes7729.831435.939134.50.07*
 No18170.256164.174265.5
Forgetting to take medicine in the last 4 days
 No2439878097.7102397.80.82*
 Yes52182.3232.2