Brief Communication: Economic Comparison of Opportunistic Infection Management With Antiretroviral Treatment in People Living With HIV/AIDS Presenting at an NGO Clinic in Bangalore, India

Table 1 Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS

Parameter	Characteristic	OI Arm	HAART Arm
Age, median		31 years	34 years
Sex	Woman	7 (32%)	7 (32%)
	Man	18 (68%)	18 (68%)
Marital status	Single	6 (24%)	6 (24%)
	Married	16 (64%)	14 (56%)
	Widowed	3 (12%)	5 (20%)
Geographic location	In Bangalore	10 (40%)	16 (64%)
	Outside Bangalore	15 (60%)	9 (36%)
Months enrolled in study, mean		12 ± 1.6	12 ± 0.0
Income per day prior to OI treatment/HAART, median		Rs. 33/day*	Rs 133/day

*US $1 = approximately Rs 45 during the study period in 2005
Rs = rupees; OI = opportunistic infection management only; HAART = highly active antiretroviral therapy