Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Variable | n (%) n=562 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 307 (54.6) |
| Age (median, IQR) | 36 (29–44) |
| Country of birth | |
| South Africa | 447 (79.5) |
| Ethnic group | |
| Black | 556 (98.9) |
| Highest education completed | |
| No schooling | 23 (4.0) |
| Preschool–Grade 7 | 124 (22.0) |
| Grades 8–12 | 377 (67.1) |
| University/technical qualification | 38 (6.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single never married | 250 (44.5) |
| Married | 108 (19.2) |
| Cohabitating | 159 (28.3) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 45 (8.0) |
| Main income source | |
| Formal employment | 250 (44.5) |
| Self-employment/odd jobs | 134 (23.8) |
| No income | 88 (15.7) |
| Grant/dependence | 90 (16.0) |
| Average monthly income | |
| <ZAR 600 | 34 (6.0) |
| ZAR 601–1000 | 73 (13.0) |
| ZAR 1001–2000 | 120 (21.4) |
| ZAR 2001–4000 | 167 (29.7) |
| Greater than ZAR 4000 | 58 (10.3) |
| Don’t know | 110 (19.6) |
| Ever had HIV test | |
| Yes | 477 (84.9) |
| Self-reported HIV status (n=475)* | |
| Negative | 143 (30.1) |
| Positive | 328 (69.1) |
| Unknown | 4 (0.8) |
| CD4 count known (n=327)† | |
| Yes | 156 (47.7) |
| Self-reported CD4 count, median (IQR) | 315 (164–471) |
| Ever been on ART (n=327) | |
| Never | 209 (63.9) |
| Currently | 116 (35.5) |
| Previously | 2 (0.6) |
| Time on ART in years, median (IQR) n=118 | 2 (0–4) |
| Ever treated for TB | |
| Yes | 96 (17.1) |
| TB symptoms reported (n=543)‡ | |
| Yes | 514 (94.7) |
| Symptoms reported (n=514) | |
| Cough | 452 (87.9) |
| Unintentional weight loss | 311 (60.5) |
| Night sweats | 218 (42.4) |
| Fever | 186 (36.2) |
*Two participants refused to disclose their HIV status.
†Data missing for one participant.
‡Data missing for 19 participants.
ART, antiretroviral treatment; TB, tuberculosis.