Table 1 Socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of 540 PLWH
Characteristics | Frequency(n)/X ± S | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | 41.03 ± 10.583 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 451 | 83.5 |
Female | 89 | 16.5 |
Education level | ||
Middle school or below | 148 | 27.4 |
High school or equivalent | 129 | 23.9 |
University degree or equivalent | 229 | 42.4 |
Master’s or above | 34 | 6.3 |
Employment status | ||
Student | 22 | 4.1 |
On the job | 213 | 39.4 |
Unemployment | 66 | 12.2 |
Freelancer | 195 | 36.1 |
Retirement | 44 | 8.2 |
Living situation | ||
alone | 193 | 35.7 |
with family | 260 | 48.2 |
with friends or classmates | 55 | 10.2 |
Otherwise | 32 | 5.9 |
Living Region | ||
Urban | 424 | 78.5 |
Rural | 116 | 21.5 |
Years of HIV diagnosis(years) | ||
<1 | 63 | 11.7 |
1 ∼ 5 | 199 | 36.8 |
6 ∼ 10 | 148 | 27.4 |
>10 | 130 | 24.1 |
ART use | ||
Yes | 477 | 88.3 |
No | 63 | 11.7 |
Years of ART use(years) | ||
<1 | 50 | 10.5 |
1 ∼ 5 | 189 | 39.6 |
6 ∼ 10 | 140 | 29.4 |
>10 | 98 | 20.5 |
Disease Staging | ||
acute infection period | 21 | 3.9 |
asymptomatic | 332 | 61.5 |
AIDS | 187 | 34.6 |