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Table 2 HIV-related clinical and psychosocial characteristics of YLWH from the Kenyan coast, n = 406

From: Prevalence, risk and protective indicators of common mental disorders among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Mean/Frequency

SD/percent

Recent Body Mass Index – kg/m2, mean, SD

20.6

3.6

Any current chronic illness

 No

399

98.3

 Yes †

7

1.7

cART regimen

 First line

330

81.3

 Second line 1

76

18.7

Viral load

 ≤ 1000 copies/mL

280

69.0

 > 1000 copies/mL

126

31.0

WHO clinical stage, OM = 1

 Stage 1

249

61.5

 Stage 2

102

25.2

 Stage 3

52

12.8

 Stage 4

2

0.5

Duration on cART

 > 5 years

235

57.9

 1–5 years

124

30.5

 6-11 months

25

6.2

 < 6 months

22

5.4

Any current opportunistic infection

 No

381

93.8

 Yes

25

6.2

Any cART side effects, OM = 1

 No

296

73.1

 Yes

109

26.9

Perceived HIV-stigma score a – mean, SD

26.1

7.5

Medication (cART) adherence

 High adherence

254

62.6

 Medium adherence

117

28.8

 Low adherence

35

8.6

HIV status disclosure

 Yes

381

93.8

 No

25

6.2

Clinic accessibility

 Easily accessible (Less than 30 min)

129

31.8

 Somehow accessible (30 min to 1 h)

175

43.1

 Not accessible (> 1 h)

102

25.1

Satisfaction with current care

 Satisfied

383

94.3

 Neutral

16

3.9

 Not satisfied

7

1.7

  1. a – score range = 12 to 48, higher scores indicate increased perceived HIV-related stigma, † one or more chronic illness in addition to HIV, OM observation with missing value, WHO world health organization, cART combination antiretroviral therapy, 1- all participants were initially started on 1st line cART but had changed to 2nd line cART at the time of data collection