Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-positive individuals in 2022 in China.
| Characteristic | Participants (n=2568), n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
|
|
18-29 | 606 (23.6) |
|
|
30-49 | 893 (34.8) |
|
|
50-69 | 894 (34.8) |
|
|
≥70 | 175 (6.8) |
| Sex | ||
|
|
Male | 2091 (81.4) |
|
|
Female | 477 (18.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||
|
|
Han | 2229 (86.8) |
|
|
Other | 339 (13.2) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Primary and below | 797 (31) |
|
|
Junior high school | 783 (30.5) |
|
|
Senior high school | 360 (14) |
|
|
College | 607 (23.6) |
|
|
Missing | 21 (0.9) |
| Marital status | ||
|
|
Single | 950 (37) |
|
|
Married or cohabiting | 1144 (44.6) |
|
|
Divorced or widowed | 457 (17.8) |
|
|
Missing | 17 (0.6) |
| Occupation | ||
|
|
Farmer | 924 (36) |
|
|
Other | 1644 (64) |
| Route of infection | ||
|
|
Heterosexual intercourse | 1480 (57.6) |
|
|
Homosexual intercourse | 951 (37) |
|
|
Intravenous drug use | 21 (0.8) |
|
|
Other | 116 (4.5) |
| Prior ARVa exposure | ||
|
|
Yes | 81 (3.2) |
|
|
No | 2487 (96.8) |
| CD4 cell count before ARTb (cell/mm3) | ||
|
|
0-199 | 962 (37.5) |
|
|
≥200 | 1554 (60.5) |
|
|
Missing | 52 (2) |
aARV: antiretroviral drugs.
bART: antiretroviral therapy.