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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects (n = 120).

From: Neurocognitive impairment among HIV-positive individuals in Botswana: a pilot study

 

PERCENT

MEAN

STANDARD DEVIATION

RANGE

CHARACTERISTICS

HIV-POSITIVE SUBJECTS (n = 120)

    

Age (years)

 

37.5

6.5

23 - 50

Education (years)

 

8.9

4.1

0 - 18

   No education

8%

   

   Primary (1-7 yrs)

29%

   

   Secondary (8-12 yrs)

48%

   

   Post-secondary (>12 yrs)

15%

   

Gender (female)

50%

   

CD4 count

 

360.4

181.4

42 - 881.8

Subjects with CD4 <200/mm3

20%

149.2

44.2

42 - 199.4

Viral load

    

   <400 copies/mL

80%

   

   >400 copies/mL

17%

37,181.0

92,828.2

490 - 270,000

   Unknown

3%

   

Time since HIV-positive diagnosis (years)

 

3.9

2.4

<1 - 14

On HAART (≥ 3 drugs)

97.5%

   

Time since beginning HAART (years)

 

2.8

2.0

<1 - 7

Marital status:

    

   Single

75%

   

   Married

23%

   

   Widowed

2%

   

Employment status:

    

   Employed

68%

   

   Unemployed

32%

   

Language of test Administration:

    

   Setswana

39%

   

   English

52%

   

   Both

9%

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