Table 2.
Participant characteristics: key characteristics (n = 226)
| Mean (SD) or n | Range or % | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| Mean (SD) | 46.09 (11.20) | 23–70 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 194 | 85.8 |
| Female | 31 | 13.7 |
| Diverse | 1 | 0.4 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| Secondary general school or less | 19 | 8.4 |
| Intermediate secondary school | 69 | 30.5 |
| (Technical) University entrance qualification | 135 | 59.7 |
| Others | 3 | 1.3 |
| Place of living | ||
| Large city/suburbs (100,000 inhabitants or more) | 178 | 78.7 |
| Middle-size city (20,000–100,000 inhabitants) | 19 | 8.4 |
| Small city, village (less than 20,000 inhabitants) | 29 | 12.8 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Heterosexual | 29 | 12.8 |
| Homosexual | 184 | 81.4 |
| Other | 13 | 5.8 |
| Health status | ||
| Good or better | 179 | 79.2 |
| Satisfactory | 42 | 18.6 |
| Bad or worse | 5 | 2.2 |
| Year of HIV diagnosis and first treatment | ||
| Year of HIV diagnosis | 2006 | 1984–2020 |
| Year of first treatment | 2008 | 1984–2020 |
| HIV-treatment related issues | ||
| Current HIV treatment | ||
| Pill-based | 218 | 96.5 |
| Injection-based | 8 | 3.5 |
| Number of daily HIV-related pills | ||
| 1 | 164 | 75.2 |
| 2 | 25 | 11.5 |
| 3+ | 29 | 13.3 |
| Duration of current HIV therapy | ||
| < 6 months | 9 | 4.0 |
| 6–12 months | 18 | 8.0 |
| 12 months + | 199 | 88.0 |
| Location of medical care | ||
| Inpatient-based (e.g., hospital) | 32 | 14.2 |
| Outpatient-based (e.g., specialized practice) | 194 | 85.8 |
| Travel time to the location of medical care (minutes) | ||
| < 30 | 150 | 66.4 |
| 30–60 | 45 | 19.9 |
| 60+ | 31 | 13.7 |
| Satisfaction with current HIV therapy | ||
| (Very) satisfied | 206 | 91.2 |
| More or less | 14 | 6.2 |
| (Very) dissatisfied | 6 | 2.6 |
HIV human immunodeficiency virus, SD standard deviation