Table 1.
Background Characteristics of 113 HIV-Positive Patients in China and Their Relationship to Family Caregiving Support, and Adherence
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| Total | Yes (n=83) | No (n=30) | p | Yes (n=54) | No (n=59) | p | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 36.7 (8.0) | 36.8 (7.6) | 36.2 (9.1) | 0.71 | 37.1 (7.9) | 36.3 (8.1) | 0.63 |
| Gender | 0.42 | 0.10 | |||||
| Male | 91 (80.5) | 65 (71.4) | 26 (28.6) | 40 (44.0) | 51 (56.0) | ||
| Female | 22 (19.5) | 18 (81.8) | 4 (18.2) | 14 (63.6) | 8 (36.4) | ||
| Ethnicity | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Han | 105 (92.9) | 77 (73.3) | 28 (26.7) | 50 (47.6) | 55 (52.4) | ||
| Other | 8 (7.1) | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | ||
| Education | 0.65 | 0.85 | |||||
| High school or less | 68 (60.2) | 51 (75.0) | 17 (25.0) | 33 (48.5) | 35 (51.5) | ||
| Higher than high school | 45 (39.8) | 32 (71.1) | 13 (28.9) | 21 (46.7) | 24 (53.3) | ||
| Employed | 0.70 | 0.84 | |||||
| Yes | 58 (53.7) | 41 (70.7) | 17 (29.3) | 29 (50.0) | 29 (50.0) | ||
| No | 50 (46.3) | 37 (74.0) | 13 (26.0) | 24 (48.0) | 26 (52.0) | ||
| Religion | 0.98 | 0.14 | |||||
| Yes | 19 (16.8) | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | ||
| No | 94 (83.2) | 69 (73.4) | 25 (26.6) | 42 (44.7) | 52 (55.3) | ||
| Residence | 0.86 | 0.03 | |||||
| Urban | 93 (82.3) | 68 (73.1) | 25 (26.9) | 14 (70.0) | 6 (30.0) | ||
| Rural | 20 (17.7) | 15 (75.0) | 5 (25.0) | 40 (43.0) | 53 (57.0) | ||
| Relationship | 0.00 | 0.37 | |||||
| Married/partnered | 62 (54.9) | 55 (88.7) | 7 (11.3) | 32 (51.6) | 30 (48.4) | ||
| Other | 51 (45.1) | 28 (54.9) | 23 (45.1) | 22 (43.1) | 29 (56.9) | ||
| Household income | 0.69 | 0.64 | |||||
| <$2,000 | 66 (58.9) | 48 (72.7) | 18 (27.3) | 30 (45.4) | 36 (54.6) | ||
| $2,000+ | 46 (41.1) | 35 (76.1) | 11 (23.9) | 23 (50.0) | 23 (50.0) | ||
| Household size | Mean (SD) 2.4 (2.2) | Mean (SD) 2.7 (2.3) | 1.6 (2.0) | 0.03 | Mean (SD) 2.4 (1.6) | Mean (SD) 2.3 (2.7) | 0.84 |
| Time since ART initiation (weeks) | 13.8 (8.8) | 13.7 (9.0) | 14.2 (8.5) | 0.80 | 11.8 (3.4) | 15.7 (11.5) | 0.02 |
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Adherent=adherent in taking HIV medications.
Note: χ2 tests, Fisher's exact tests, and t tests were conducted. Missing cases were excluded from the analyses.
SD, standard deviation; ART, antiretroviral therapy.