Anaemia and Iron Homeostasis in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristic of the study population.
Parameter
Total ()
On-HAART ()
HAART-naive ()
value
Gender (%)
Female
217 (68.0)
161 (73.5)
56 (56.0)
0.0028
Male
102 (32.0)
58 (26.5)
44 (44.0)
Age (yrs)
Mean ± SD
38.89 ± 9.91
39.93 ± 9.72
37.91 ± 9.53
0.0842
18–24 (%)
25 (7.8)
11 (5.0)
14 (14.0)
0.0076
25–34 (%)
96 (30.1)
62 (28.3)
34 (34.0)
35–44 (%)
108 (33.9)
83 (37.9)
25 (25.0)
45–54 (%)
55 (17.2)
42 (19.1)
13 (13.0)
>54 (%)
35 (11.0)
21 (9.6)
14 (14.0)
Marital status (%)
Married
198 (62.1)
142 (64.8)
56 (56.0)
0.1375
Single
121 (37.9)
77 (35.2)
44 (44.0)
Educational level (%)
No education
106 (33.2)
76 (34.7)
30 (30.0)
Basic education
92 (28.8)
69 (31.5)
23 (23.0)
SSS
65 (20.4)
39 (17.8)
26 (26.0)
0.1432
Tertiary
56 (17.6)
35 (16.0)
21 (21.0)
Employment status (%)
Formal
73 (22.9)
47 (21.5)
26 (26.0)
0.0591
Informal
175 (54.9)
129 (58.9)
46 (46.0)
Unemployed
71 (22.3)
43 (19.6)
28 (28.0)
Data are presented as mean ± SD or (%). values represent comparisons between On-HAART and HAART-naïve participants. values < 0.05 were considered significant. HAART = Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.
