Research Article
Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya
Table 1
Patient sociodemographics and health status characteristics.
| | Total ( = 400) | (n) | (%) |
| Sociodemographics |
| Marital status | | | Yes | 229 | 57.3 | No | 171 | 42.8 | Tribal affiliations | | | Lughaya | 124 | 31.0 | Kalenjin | 101 | 25.3 | Kikuyu | 94 | 23.5 | Luo | 45 | 11.3 | Turkana | 14 | 3.5 | Kisii | 11 | 2.8 | Others | 11 | 2.8 | Education Level | | | None | 22 | 5.5 | Primary level | 221 | 55.3 | Secondary level | 131 | 32.8 | College/degree level | 23 | 6.5 | Area of residence | | | Urban | 261 | 65.3 | Semiurban | 94 | 23.5 | Rural | 45 | 11.3 | Source of income | | | Formal employment | 37 | 9.3 | Self-employed | 85 | 21.3 | Large scale farming | 4 | 1.0 | Small scale farming | 33 | 8.3 | Odd jobs | 198 | 49.5 | Family/friends | 43 | 10.8 | Income in the past 1 month | | | Less than Ksh 1,999 | 177 | 44.3 | Between Ksh 2,000–4,999 | 112 | 28.0 | Between Ksh 5,000–10,999 | 70 | 17.5 | Between Ksh 11,000–20,999 | 26 | 6.5 | Between Ksh 21,000–30,999 | 11 | 2.8 | Ksh 31,000 and above | 4 | 1.0 | Mobile phone | | | Yes | 297 | 74.3 | No | 103 | 25.8 |
| Health status |
| Perception of general health status | | | Extremely poor | 7 | 1.8 | Poor | 25 | 6.3 | Fair | 109 | 27.3 | Good | 183 | 45.8 | Extremely good | 76 | 19.0 | CD4 cell count | | | 201 and more | 243 | 61.3 | 200 and less | 77 | 19.3 | Do not know | 78 | 19.5 | Missed HIV clinic appointments in the past 12 months | | | None | 202 | 50.5 | Once | 122 | 30.5 | Twice | 55 | 13.8 | Three times and more | 21 | 5.3 | Missed cART medication in the past 1 week | | | None | 334 | 83.5 | Once | 42 | 10.5 | Twice | 13 | 3.3 | Three times and more
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