Table 1.
Participant | Age | Year of diagnosis | Year on ART | Education | Marital status | Possible HIV transmission route | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 58 | 2007 | 2008 | Junior college | Widow | BF, after being widowed | Retired |
2 | 40 | 2002 | 2002 | High school dropout | Widow | Plasma donor | Janitor |
3 | 32 | 2007 | 2009 | Bachelor’s degree | Cohabited with BF | BF | Finance consultant |
4 | 33 | 2009 | 2009 | Junior college | Married | IDU | Housewife |
5 | 30 | 2009 | 2009 | High school dropout | Divorced | BF before marriage | Labourer |
6 | 50 | 2002 | 2002 | Medical school graduate | Divorced | Blood transfusion | Peer support activist |
7 | 32 | 2008 | Not Yet | Medical school graduate | Divorced | Extra-marital relationship | Physician |
8 | 42 | 1998 | 2005 | Bachelor’s degree | Married | Overseas affair | Retired |
9 | 30 | 2010 | Not Yet | Bachelor’s degree | Single, in a relationship | Ex-BF | Business |
BF, boyfriend; ART, antiretroviral therapy; IDU, intravenous drug user.