Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya

Table 1

Patient sociodemographics and health status characteristics.

	Total (𝑁 = 400)
	(n)	(%)
Sociodemographics
Marital status
Yes	229	57.3
No	171	42.8
Tribal affiliations
Lughaya	124	31.0
Kalenjin	101	25.3
Kikuyu	94	23.5
Luo	45	11.3
Turkana	14	3.5
Kisii	11	2.8
Others	11	2.8
Education Level
None	22	5.5
Primary level	221	55.3
Secondary level	131	32.8
College/degree level	23	6.5
Area of residence
Urban	261	65.3
Semiurban	94	23.5
Rural	45	11.3
Source of income
Formal employment	37	9.3
Self-employed	85	21.3
Large scale farming	4	1.0
Small scale farming	33	8.3
Odd jobs	198	49.5
Family/friends	43	10.8
Income in the past 1 month
Less than Ksh 1,999	177	44.3
Between Ksh 2,000–4,999	112	28.0
Between Ksh 5,000–10,999	70	17.5
Between Ksh 11,000–20,999	26	6.5
Between Ksh 21,000–30,999	11	2.8
Ksh 31,000 and above	4	1.0
Mobile phone
Yes	297	74.3
No	103	25.8
Health status
Perception of general health status
Extremely poor	7	1.8
Poor	25	6.3
Fair	109	27.3
Good	183	45.8
Extremely good	76	19.0
CD4 cell count
201 and more	243	61.3
200 and less	77	19.3
Do not know	78	19.5
Missed HIV clinic appointments in the past 12 months
None	202	50.5
Once	122	30.5
Twice	55	13.8
Three times and more	21	5.3
Missed cART medication in the past 1 week
None	334	83.5
Once	42	10.5
Twice	13	3.3
Three times and more	21	5.3