Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the 295 participants of the project "Assessing HIV Oral Testing of Brazilian Drug Users".
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 227 | 77.0 |
| Female | 68 | 23.0 |
| Marital status (N = 294) | ||
| Single | 167 | 56.8 |
| Married/Living together | 90 | 30.6 |
| Separated/Divorced | 34 | 11.6 |
| Widowed | 3 | 1.0 |
| Homeless | ||
| Yes | 12 | 4.1 |
| No | 281 | 95.3 |
| Don't know/Not sure | 2 | 0.7 |
| Race/Skin color (N = 294) | ||
| White | 61 | 20.8 |
| Black | 123 | 41.8 |
| Brown | 96 | 32.7 |
| Indian | 3 | 1.0 |
| Other | 11 | 3.7 |
| Income in the last 30 days (N = 293) | ||
| None | 59 | 20.1 |
| < R$300 | 91 | 31.1 |
| R$ 300 to R$ 599 | 93 | 31.7 |
| R$ 600 to R$ 1.199 | 33 | 11.3 |
| R$ 1.200 to R$ 1.799 | 13 | 4.4 |
| R$ 1.800 or more | 3 | 1.0 |
| Don't know/Not sure | 1 | 0.3 |
| Continuous variables | median (IQR*) | |
| Age | 29 (23; 40) | |
| Years of education | 8 (6; 10) | |
| Median income in the last 6 monts (in Reais) (N = 294) | 350 (175; 500) | |
| Spent on drugs in the last week (in Reais) (N = 287) | 50 (20; 150) | |
Rio de Janeiro, 2006
* IQR: Interquartile range. Denotes Quartile 1 (25%) and Quartile 3 (75%)