Table 3. Percentage Distribution of ART Client Characteristics in Zambia Defence Force Facilities, by Round of Data Collection and Study Group
BaselineEndline
CharacteristicsComparison Group
(n = 94)
Intervention Group
(n = 81)
P valueComparison Group
(n = 98)
Intervention Group
(n = 81)
P value
Sex
Male60.950.6.18a32.753.1.006a
Female39.149.467.446.9
Age, in years
Mean (SD)37.3 (8.3)33.0 (9.4).001b34.3 (11.9)35.8 (10.8).39b
Educational attainment
Some primary12.16.3.14a19.017.3.01a
Primary or52.845.057.939.5
some secondary
Secondary35.248.823.243.2
or higher education
Pregnant(among women only)
Yes10.810.8.99a7.98.3.94a
No89.289.292.191.7
First or later ART follow-up visit
First8.81.2.03a7.010.0.78a
Second3.38.610.510.0
Third or more87.990.182.680.0
Duration of ART
≤1 year42.738.5.85a36.633.8.63a
2 years40.743.628.023.8
3+ years16.518.035.542.5
  • Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; SD, standard deviation.

  • P values ≤ .05 were considered statistically significant.

  • a P value from χ2 test

  • b P value from t-test