Table 1. Distribution of the people living with HIV/AIDS according to sociodemographic and health variables. Norte-Fluminense municipality, RJ, Brazil, 2011.

Variable		n	%
Gender
	Male	68	51.9
	Female	63	48.1
Age group
	20-29	24	18.3
	30-39	38	29
	40-49	43	32.8
	50-59	19	14.5
	≥60	7	5.3
Schooling
	Had not studied	2	1.5
	Incomplete elementary education	44	33.6
	Complete elementary education	36	27.5
	Complete high school education	39	29.8
	Complete higher education	10	7.6
Marital status
	Single/no steady partner	54	41.2
	Married/living with partner/stable union	61	46.6
	Steady partner, however, not living together	16	12.2
Sexual orientation
	Heterosexual	103	78.6
	Homosexual/bisexual	28	21.4
Exposure category
	Sexual	127	96.9
	Other	4	3.1
Time since diagnosis (years)
	≤1.9	25	19.1
	2 to 5	35	26.7
	5.1 to 10	38	29.0
	≥10.1	33	25.2
High activity antiretroviral therapy use
	Yes	101	77.1
	No	30	22.9
Infection stage
	Stage 1 (≥500 cd4/mm3)	56	42.7
	Stage 2 (499 to 200 cd4/mm3)	48	36.6
	Stage 3 (<200 cd4/mm3)	10	7.6
	Stage 4 (unknown value)	17	13.0
Employment
	Yes	71	54.2
	No	60	45.8
Employment status
	Self-employed	33	25.2
	Formally employed	32	24.4
	Unemployed	22	16.8
	Retired/pensioner	32	24.4
	Other	12	9.2
Individual income (minimum wages)
	Without income	22	16.8
	≤1	39	29.8
	1.1 to 3	49	37.4
	3.1 to 5	10	7.6
	≥5	11	8.4
Total		131	100