Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics by Brief Symptom Rating Scale-5 score (n = 479)*
| Variable | BSRS-5 score | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 | ≥ 6 | |||
| Education level† | ||||
| Elementary school or under | 37 (14.5) | 34 (15.4) | 71 (14.9) | 0.200 |
| Junior high school | 124 (48.4) | 122 (55.2) | 246 (51.6) | |
| Senior high school or above | 95 (37.1) | 65 (29.4) | 160 (33.5) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or living with partner | 33 (12.8) | 33 (14.9) | 66 (13.8) | 0.498 |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 225 (87.2) | 188 (85.1) | 413 (86.2) | |
| Self-rated health status | < 0.001 | |||
| Poor/very poor | 19 (7.4) | 59 (26.7) | 78 (16.3) | |
| Fair/good/very good | 239 (92.6) | 162 (73.3) | 401 (83.7) | |
| Current crime type | ||||
| Drug crime | 219 (84.9) | 189 (85.5) | 408 (85.2) | 0.845 |
| Others | 39 (15.1) | 32 (14.5) | 71 (14.8) | |
| Recidivist | ||||
| Yes | 177 (68.6) | 174 (78.7) | 351 (73.3) | 0.013 |
| No | 81 (31.4) | 47 (21.3) | 128 (26.7) | |
| Use of illicit drugs | ||||
| Yes | 253 (98.1) | 217 (98.2) | 470 (98.1) | 0.918 |
| No | 5 (1.9) | 4 (1.8) | 9 (1.9) | |
| Notification of HIV infection after January 1, 2005† | ||||
| Yes | 207 (87.3) | 154 (73.3) | 361 (80.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 30 (12.7) | 56 (26.7) | 86 (19.2) | |
| Mean age | 33.8 ± 7.7 | 34.7 ± 7.5 | 34.2 ± 7.6 | 0.189 |
*
Data presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation;
†
missing cases were deleted. BSRS-5 = Brief Symptom Rating Scale-5.