Table 2. Comparison of characteristics among women, self-reported heterosexual men and MSM.
| Variables | Total | Study group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | srHM | MSM | ||
| N = 1,975 | n = 422 | n = 896 | n = 657 | |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| <30 | 510 (25.8) | 31 (7.3) | 68 (7.6) | 411 (62.6) |
| 30–39 | 328 (16.6) | 59 (14.0) | 125 (14) | 144 (21.9) |
| 40–49 | 287 (14.5) | 68 (16.1) | 145 (16.2) | 74 (11.3) |
| 50–59 | 306 (15.5) | 107 (25.4) | 180 (20.1) | 19 (2.9) |
| ≥60 | 544 (27.5) | 157 (37.2) | 378 (42.2) | 9 (1.4) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Han | 950 (48.1) | 169 (40.0) | 401 (44.8) | 380 (57.8) |
| Zhuang | 944 (47.8) | 231 (54.7) | 474 (52.9) | 239 (36.4) |
| Other | 81 (4.1) | 22 (5.2) | 21 (2.3) | 38 (5.8) |
| Education level | ||||
| Elementary or less | 622 (31.8) | 243 (58.6) | 367 (41.2) | 12 (1.9) |
| Junior or high school | 861 (44.1) | 153 (36.9) | 442 (49.7) | 266 (41.0) |
| College or above | 470 (24.1) | 19 (4.6) | 81 (9.1) | 370 (57.1) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 1,101 (55.9) | 137 (32.5) | 412 (46.2) | 552 (84.1) |
| Married | 869 (44.1) | 285 (67.5) | 480 (53.8) | 104 (15.9) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Employer | 134 (7.4) | 14 (3.4) | 36 (4.1) | 84 (16.2) |
| Employee | 320 (17.7) | 32 (7.7) | 83 (9.5) | 205 (39.4) |
| Farmer | 894 (49.4) | 268 (64.9) | 597 (68.2) | 29 (5.6) |
| Unemployed | 419 (23.2) | 92 (22.3) | 145 (16.6) | 182 (35.0) |
| Other | 42 (2.3) | 7 (1.7) | 15 (1.7) | 20 (3.8) |
| Year of HIV diagnosis | ||||
| 2016 | 259 (13.1) | 44 (10.4) | 82 (9.2) | 133 (20.2) |
| 2017 | 518 (26.2) | 98 (23.2) | 240 (26.8) | 180 (27.4) |
| 2018 | 416 (21.1) | 90 (21.3) | 148 (16.5) | 178 (27.1) |
| 2019 | 389 (19.7) | 97 (23.0) | 207 (23.1) | 85 (12.9) |
| 2020 | 393 (19.9) | 93 (22.0) | 219 (24.4) | 81 (12.3) |
| HIV-1 subtype | ||||
| CRF01_AE | 888 (45.0) | 238 (56.4) | 433 (48.3) | 217 (33.0) |
| CRF07_BC | 572 (29.0) | 63 (14.9) | 198 (22.1) | 311 (47.3) |
| CRF08_BC | 330 (16.7) | 109 (25.8) | 213 (23.8) | 8 (1.2) |
| CRF55_01B | 113 (5.7) | 4 (0.9) | 31 (3.5) | 78 (11.9) |
| Other | 72 (3.6) | 8 (1.9) | 21 (2.3) | 43 (6.5) |
| CD4 count at diagnosis (cells/mm 3 ) | ||||
| <200 | 652 (36.6) | 162 (38.9) | 427 (48.7) | 63 (12.9) |
| 200–499 | 860 (48.3) | 196 (47.1) | 357 (40.8) | 307 (62.8) |
| ≥500 | 269 (15.1) | 58 (13.9) | 92 (10.5) | 119 (24.3) |
| Source of samples | ||||
| GXCDC VCT clinic | 928 (47.0) | 131(31.0) | 257(28.7) | 540(82.2) |
| Hospitals | 1047 (53.0) | 291(69.0) | 639(71.3) | 117(17.8) |
srMSM: Self-reported heterosexual men.
GXCDC VCT: Voluntary counselling and testing clinic under Guangxi center for disease control and prevention.