| Variable | Frequency (n = 353) | Percentage (%) |
| Are you physically unable to perform certain activities? |
|
|
| Yes | 117 | 33.7 |
| No | 230 | 66.3 |
| Do you suffer from any chronic illness? |
|
|
| Yes | 184 | 52.1 |
| No | 162 | 45.9 |
| Am not sure | 7 | 2 |
| Do you adhere to your medication? |
|
|
| Always | 319 | 90.4 |
| Sometimes | 12 | 3.4 |
| Rarely | 22 | 6.2 |
| Who helps you to adhere to medication? |
|
|
| Friend/relative | 216 | 61.4 |
| Colleague | 14 | 4 |
| Health worker | 45 | 12.8 |
| Myself | 77 | 21.9 |
| Does your religion help you in coping with the disease? |
|
|
| Yes | 321 | 92.2 |
| No | 27 | 7.8 |
| I accepted my condition and am okay |
|
|
| Yes | 299 | 86.2 |
| No | 48 | 13.8 |
| Do you find substance use helpful in coping with the illness? |
|
|
| Yes | 165 | 47.1 |
| No | 185 | 52.9 |
| Do you sometimes blame yourself for being ill? |
|
|
| Yes | 109 | 31.6 |
| No | 236 | 68.4 |
| Do you sometimes believe that you may not be sick? |
|
|
| Yes | 89 | 25.2 |
| No | 205 | 58.1 |
| Haven’t thought of it | 59 | 16.7 |
| Do you have people that help to lift you to a higher ground? |
|
|
| Yes | 290 | 83.1 |
| No | 59 | 16.9 |
| For those employed, do you get any institutional support? |
|
|
| Yes | 50 | 15.4 |
| No | 275 | 84.6 |
| Does your community support you in anyway in regard to your illness? |
|
|
| Yes | 89 | 25.5 |
| No | 260 | 74.5 |