Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of people living with HIV in Thailand (N=409)
| Frequency or Mean | % or SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (range = 23–64 years) | 37.7 | 6.6 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 112 | 27.4% |
| Female | 297 | 72.6% |
| Education | ||
| Junior high or less | 331 | 80.9% |
| Some high school or high school | 56 | 13.7% |
| Some college or college graduate | 22 | 5.4% |
| Number of children in household (range = 1–4) | 1.38 | 0.65 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married or living together | 207 | 50.6% |
| Divorced | 42 | 5.4% |
| Separated | 28 | 11.7% |
| Widowed | 123 | 30.1% |
| Never married | 6 | 1.5% |
| Decline to state | 3 | 0.7% |
| Method of infection | ||
| Heterosexual intercourse | 384 | 93.7% |
| Homosexual intercourse | 4 | 1.0% |
| Drug injection/needle sharing | 5 | 1.2% |
| Blood transfusion | 4 | 1.0% |
| Mother-to-child transmission | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 12 | 3.1% |
| HIV disclosure (mean score range = 0–14) | 9.41 | 0.57 |
| Sexual partners | 269 | 65.6% |
| Co-workers | 182 | 45.1% |
| Family members outside household | 281 | 69.0% |
| Health center workers | 164 | 40.4% |
| Village leaders | 200 | 49.1% |
| Other people in your community | 147 | 36.6% |