Table 2 Background characteristics of the sample for qualitative analysis, n = 602

Age, median (IQR)

35 (28–43)

Gender

 Male

138 (23)

Education

 No formal education

 Primary

 Secondary

 Higher

 Other

100 (17)

209 (35)

175 (29)

108 (18)

10 (2)

Religion

 African Healing Churches

 Evangelical

 Mainstream Christian

 None

 Other

321 (53)

184 (31)

33 (5)

57 (9)

7 (1)

Marital status

 Currently in a relationship

 Divorced/ widowed/ separated

 Single / never married

519 (86)

50 (8)

32 (5)

Time since HIV positive in years

 <=1

 1–5

 > 5

278 (47)

198 (33)

121 (20)

Time on ART in months

  <=3

  3–6

  > 6

175 (29)

178 (30)

242 (41)

Travel time to facility in minutes, median (IQR)

40 (30–60)