Older Adults Accessing HIV Care and Treatment and Adherence in the IeDEA Central Africa Cohort
Table 1
Characteristics of 18,839a HIV+ adults in IeDEA Central Africa database presented by age (18–49 years, 50+ years) and by country (DRC, Cameroon, Burundi).
Characteristic
18–49 years (%)
50+ years (%)
DRC (%)
Cameroon (%)
Burundi (%)
Sex*
15,979
2,812
10,605
5,834
2,352
Male
4,573 (28.6)
1,243 (44.2)
3,348 (31.6)
1,749 (30.0)
719 (30.6)
Female
11,406 (71.4)
1,569 (55.8)
7,257 (68.4)
4,085 (70.0)
1,633 (69.4)
Marital status *∧
15,662
2,781
10,252
5,835
2,356
Single
4,002 (25.6)
138 (5.0)
1,694 (16.5)
2,053 (35.2)
393 (16.7)
Divorced
1,345 (8.6)
311 (11.2)
1,110 (10.8)
316 (5.4)
230 (9.8)
Widowed
2,807 (17.9)
1,120 (40.3)
2,469 (24.1)
916 (15.7)
542 (23.0)
Living together-not married
1,622 (10.4)
74 (2.7)
732 (7.1)
624 (10.7)
340 (14.4)
Monogamous marriage
5,407 (34.5)
1,009 (36.3)
3,841 (37.5)
1,751 (30.0)
824 (35.0)
Polygamous marriage
479 (3.1)
129 (4.6)
406 (4.0)
175 (3.0)
27 (1.1)
Education*∧
15,999
2,808
10,616
5,835
2,356
None
1,110 (6.9)
385 (13.7)
371 (3.5)
253 (4.3)
871 (37.0)
Primary school
6,915 (43.2)
959 (34.2)
4,450 (41.9)
3,006 (51.5)
418 (17.7)
Secondary school
6,260 (39.1)
1,134 (40.4)
4,447 (41.9)
1,935 (33.2)
1,012 (43.0)
University
1,714 (10.7)
330 (11.8)
1,348 (12.7)
641 (11.0)
55 (2.3)
Socioeconomic indicators
Paid profession∧
6,727 (42.1)
1,187 (42.2)
4,127 (38.9)
2,984 (51.1)
803 (34.1)
Electricity in the home∧
12,623 (78.9)
2,204 (78.3)
8,419 (79.3)
5,417 (92.8)
991 (42.1)
Running water in the home∧
9,686 (60.5)
1,733 (61.6)
6,568 (61.8)
3,967 (68.0)
884 (37.5)
Entry into HIV care*∧
15,918
2,796
10,522
5,835
2,357
PMTCT
381 (2.4)
7 (0.3)
69 (0.7)
246 (4.2)
73 (3.1)
TB clinic
495 (3.1)
65 (2.3)
262 (2.5)
277 (4.7)
21 (0.9)
STI clinic
330 (2.1)
75 (2.7)
59 (0.6)
341 (5.8)
5 (0.2)
VCT
8,902 (55.9)
1,523 (54.5)
6,164 (58.6)
2,343 (40.2)
1,918 (81.4)
No previous care
4,032 (25.3)
778 (27.8)
3,292 (31.3)
1,447 (24.8)
71 (3.0)
Other
1,778 (11.2)
348 (12.4)
676 (6.4)
1,181 (20.2)
269 (11.4)
Clinical stage (WHO) at enrollment into IeDEA database*∧
15,900
2,800
10,530
5,819
2,351
1
2,387 (15.0)
303 (10.8)
989 (9.4)
915 (15.7)
787 (33.5)
2
3,348 (21.1)
658 (23.5)
2,469 (23.4)
1,136 (19.5)
401 (17.1)
3
8,603 (54.1)
1,588 (56.7)
6,443 (61.2)
2,911 (50.0)
836 (35.6)
4
1,562 (9.8)
251 (9.0)
629 (6.0)
857 (14.7)
327 (13.9)
CD4 count at enrollment into IeDEA database*∧
6,737
1,121
1,723
4,862
1,273
<200
2,982 (44.3)
413 (36.8)
706 (41.0)
2,310 (47.5)
379 (29.8)
200–350
1,921 (28.5)
353 (31.5)
502 (29.1)
1,405 (28.9)
367 (28.8)
>350
1,834 (27.2)
355 (31.7)
515 (29.9)
1,147 (23.6)
527 (41.4)
Length of time on ARVs*∧
8,912
1,644
5,525
3,737
1,304
<6 months
1,467 (16.5)
239 (14.5)
1,324 (24.0)
297 (7.9)
85 (6.5)
6–24 months
2,404 (27.0)
388 (23.6)
1,436 (26.0)
1,007 (26.9)
346 (26.5)
>24 months
5,041 (56.6)
1,017 (61.9)
2,765 (50.0)
2,433 (65.1)
873 (66.9)
Comorbidity history
History of TB∧
3,237 (20.2)
538 (19.1)
2,553 (24.1)
669 (11.5)
553 (23.5)
History of diabetes*∧
213 (1.3)
71 (2.5)
194 (1.8)
68 (1.2)
22 (0.9)
History of high blood pressure*∧
501 (3.1)
234 (8.3)
492 (4.6)
163 (2.8)
80 (3.4)
Has had a casual sex partner in last 6 months*∧
2,673 (16.7)
232 (8.2)
1,082 (10.2)
1,569 (26.9)
254 (10.8)
Sex partner (regular or casual) who has recently died*∧
4,360 (27.2)
1,188 (42.1)
2,703 (25.4)
1,955 (33.5)
890 (37.8)
Condom use with regular partner*∧
2,968 (18.5)
311 (11.0)
985 (9.3)
1,648 (28.2)
646 (27.4)
Heavy drinking (on average 3+ drinks/day)*∧
3,369 (21.1)
636 (22.7)
2,207 (20.9)
1,389 (23.8)
409 (17.4)
HIV test result disclosure
Partner/spouse*∧
5,255 (32.8)
771 (27.4)
2,755 (25.9)
2,093 (35.9)
1,178 (50.0)
Friend*∧
908 (5.7)
113 (4.0)
277 (2.6)
406 (7.0)
338 (14.3)
Family member∧
9,116 (56.9)
1,618 (57.4)
5,693 (53.5)
3,959 (67.8)
1,082 (45.9)
Health worker∧
881 (5.5)
169 (6.0)
254 (2.4)
776 (13.3)
20 (0.8)
Someone living in the home∧
311 (1.9)
68 (2.4)
308 (2.9)
39 (0.7)
32 (1.4)
Referral made for disclosure counseling
528 (3.3)
61 (2.2)
115 (1.1)
471 (8.1)
3 (0.1)
aVariables do not add to total number of adults in the database (18,839) due to missing data.
*Significant differences found between adults 18–49 years and adults 50+ years distributions (). ∧Significant differences found between DRC, Cameroon, and Burundi distributions ().
