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Table 1 Distribution of participants’ characteristics from the Survey (N = 221)

From: Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute

Characteristic

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age group

  

21–35

85

38.46

36–51

123

55.66

> 52

13

5.88

Sex

  

Male

88

39.82

Female

133

60.18

Level of Education

  

Primary

98

44.34

Secondary

85

38.46

Tertiary

15

6.79

University

9

4.07

Others

14

6.37

Marital status

  

Single

35

15.84

Married

110

49.77

Separated/Divorced

76

34.39

Occupation

  

Professional employment

31

14.03

self employed

160

72.4

Unemployed

30

13.57

Monthly Income

  

Less than or equal to 100,000

44

20.09

> 100,000 to less than or equal to 500,000

135

61.64

> 500,000 to less than or equal to 1,000,000

35

15.98

> 1,000,000

5

2.28

Religion

  

Anglican

71

32.13

Catholic

78

35.29

Moslem

49

22.17

*Others

23

10.41

Type of family

  

Nuclear

143

64.71

Extended

78

35.29

Duration on ART

  

1 to 2

43

19.46

3 to 4

22

9.95

5 to 6

37

16.74

7 to 10

71

32.13

> 10

48

21.72

Duration at the IDI clinic

  

1 to 2

66

29.86

3 to 4

12

5.43

5 to 6

22

9.95

7 to 10

66

29.86

> 10

55

24.89

Research Experience

  

2 studies

89

40.27

3 studies

87

39.37

4 studies

29

13.12

> 5

16

7.24

Stage of study activities

  

Just been enrolled

10

4.52

study follow up

66

29.86

completed study activities

145

65.61

  1. *Other–Seventh day adventists, muslims and pentecostal