Table 1.
Characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Age (years), mean±SD | 41.0±6.8 | |
30–35 | 14 | 21.2 |
36–40 | 20 | 30.3 |
41–45 | 19 | 28.8 |
46–60 | 19 | 19.7 |
Male | 40 | 60.6 |
Married | 59 | 89.4 |
Annual income (yuan), mean±SD | 2871.2±2733.4 | |
2000 or less | 34 | 51.5 |
2001–5000 | 25 | 37.9 |
5001 or more | 7 | 10.6 |
Education (years), mean±SD | 4.5±2.8 | |
No schooling | 9 | 13.6 |
Primary school | 39 | 59.1 |
Junior high or higher | 18 | 27.3 |
Years since HIV diagnosis, mean±SD | 4.0±2.4 | |
3 or less | 25 | 37.9 |
3–4 | 26 | 39.4 |
5 or more | 15 | 22.7 |
Missed ARV medications since initiation of ART | 29 | 43.9 |
Missed ARV medications in previous 30 days | 13 | 19.7 |
Reminded by family members and friends | ||
Never | 4 | 6.4 |
Sometimes | 26 | 41.3 |
Usually/always | 33 | 52.3 |
Burden of taking ARV medications | ||
Big | 16 | 24.2 |
Some | 31 | 47.0 |
Not at all | 19 | 28.8 |
Note: ART, antiretroviral therapy; PLH, people living with HIV.