Table 1 Demographics and socioeconomic status, N = 385 (n(%))
HIV-negative/ status unknown | HIV-positive | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 129) | (n = 256) | (n = 385) | |
Age (median (IQR)) | 27.7 (22.1–37.7) | 38.9 (34.0–42.6) | 36.7 (29.7–41.9) |
Race | |||
Black | 94 (72.9%) | 243 (94.9%) | 337 (87.5%) |
White | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.5%) |
Coloureda | 34 (26.4%) | 12 (4.7%) | 46 (12.0%) |
Indian/Other Asian | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Marital status | |||
Married (legal or informal) | 38 (29.5%) | 61 (23.8%) | 99 (25.7%) |
Cohabitating/has a partner | 75 (58.1%) | 135 (52.7%) | 210 (54.6%) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 3 (2.3%) | 16 (6.3%) | 19 (4.9%) |
Single | 13 (10.1%) | 44 (17.2%) | 57 (14.8%) |
Education | |||
Grade 7 or less | 8 (6.2%) | 21 (8.2%) | 29 (7.5%) |
Grade 8–11 | 63 (48.8%) | 116 (45.3%) | 179 (46.5%) |
Grade 12 / Matriculated | 32 (24.8%) | 91 (35.6%) | 123 (32.0%) |
Higher degree /diploma post matriculation | 26 (20.2%) | 28 (10.9%) | 54 (14.0%) |
Housing type | |||
House | 62 (48.1%) | 103 (40.2%) | 165 (42.9%) |
Flat/apartment | 14 (10.9%) | 39 (15.3%) | 53 (13.8%) |
Shack | 20 (15.5%) | 43 (16.8%) | 63 (16.4%) |
Wendy house/cottage/back room | 15 (11.6%) | 46 (18.0%) | 61 (15.8%) |
Domestic quarters/room in employers house | 8 (6.2%) | 19 (7.4%) | 27 (7.0%) |
Student residence | 9 (7.0%) | 3 (1.2%) | 12 (3.1%) |
Other | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (1.2%) | 4 (1.0%) |
Number of rooms in housing (median (IQR)) | 3 (1–4) | 3 (1–4) | 3 (1–4) |
Electricity in housing | 117 (90.7%) | 230 (89.8%) | 347 (90.1%) |
Piped water in housing | 92 (71.3%) | 165 (64.5%) | 257 (66.8%) |
Number of people staying in housing (median (IQR)) | 4 (3–5) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (2–5) |
Number of dependents (adults or children) (median (IQR)) | 1 (0–3) | 3 (1–4) | 2 (0–4) |
Goes without foodb | |||
Often | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (0.8%) |
Sometimes | 31 (24.0%) | 55 (21.5%) | 86 (22.3%) |
Seldom | 1 (0.8%) | 7 (2.7%) | 8 (2.1%) |
Never | 96 (74.4%) | 190 (74.2%) | 286 (74.3%) |
Employment | |||
Unemployed | 60 (46.5%) | 71 (27.7%) | 131 (34.0%) |
Employed (formal/informal) | 55 (42.6%) | 162 (63.3%) | 217 (56.4%) |
Self-employed (formal/informal) | 4 (3.1%) | 19 (7.4%) | 23 (6.0%) |
Unable to work/retired | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (1.2%) | 4 (1.0%) |
Student | 9 (7.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 10 (2.6%) |
She is primary breadwinner at home | 33 (25.6%) | 152 (59.4%) | 185 (48.1%) |
If not, primary breadwinner is male | 68 (70.8%) | 80 (76.9%) | 148 (74.0%) |
Primary source of income in the last 12 months | |||
None | 13 (10.1%) | 9 (3.5%) | 22 (5.7%) |
Employment/working (formal or informal) | 29 (22.5%) | 31 (12.1%) | 60 (15.6%) |
Transfer from family member, spouse, partner | 63 (48.8%) | 187 (73.1%) | 250 (64.9%) |
Grant | 23 (17.8%) | 25 (9.8%) | 48 (12.5%) |
Rental income from tenants | 1 (0.8%) | 4 (1.6%) | 5 (1.3%) |
Monthly reported individual income (mean (SD)) | $265.93 ($944.47) | $260.35 ($273.11) | $262.31 ($600.31) |
Monthly reported household income (including respondent) (mean (SD)) | $496.89 ($1167.93) | $409.52 ($498.29) | $438.95 ($789.45) |
Monthly estimated household income (mean (SD))c | $568.19 ($1146.06) | $447.87 ($473.63) | $448.18 ($768.12) |