Table I.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Beijing, China (N = 120)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 22 (18.3) |
| Male | 98 (81.7) |
| Age (in years) | |
| 20 – 25 | 10 (8.3) |
| 26 – 30 | 21 (17.5) |
| 31 – 35 | 27 (22.5) |
| 36 – 40 | 28 (23.3) |
| 41 – 45 | 16 (13.3) |
| 46 – 50 | 8 (6.7) |
| 51 – 55 | 10 (8.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or steady partner | 66 (55.0) |
| Single, never married | 35 (29.2) |
| Other (divorced, widowed, separated) | 19 (15.8) |
| Sexual partner | |
| Same sex | 26 (21.7) |
| Opposite sex | 57 (47.5) |
| Both | 24 (20.0) |
| None | 6 (5.0) |
| Refuse to answer | 7 (5.8) |
| Education | |
| Primary or lower | 23 (19.2) |
| Middle school graduation | 23 (19.2) |
| High school graduation | 28 (23.3) |
| Professional/vocational training school | 17 (14.2) |
| Above high school (college & post-college) | 29 (24.2) |
| Employment | |
| Full time | 49 (40.8) |
| Part time | 13 (10.8) |
| Unemployed | 53 (44.2) |
| Annual household income (RMB) | |
| ≤ 2,000 | 69 (57.5) |
| 2,001 – 5,000 | 37 (30.8) |
| ≥ 5,000 | 13 (10.8) |
| HIV transmission route | |
| Blood transfusion | 18 (15.0) |
| Injection drug use | 1 (0.8) |
| Selling blood | 22 (18.3) |
| Sex with commercial sex workers | 20 (16.7) |
| Sex with MSM | 52 (43.3) |
| Sex with men who injected drugs | 2 (1.7) |
| Most recent CD4 count | |
| < 200 | 70 (58.1) |
| 200 – 350 | 35 (29.1) |
| 351 – 500 | 6 (5.0) |
| 501 – 1000 | 5 (4.3) |
| Unknown | 4 (3.4) |