Table 2.
Comparison of plausible demographic characteristics, clinical profiles, and other possible risk factors between male and female HIV-infected patients.
| Demographic characteristics | Number (%) |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Age group (years) | 20–39 40–59 ≥60 |
60 (38.2) 93 (59.2) 4 (2.6) |
90 (62.9) 50 (35) 3 (2.1) |
0.000a |
| Marital status | Single Married |
47 (29.9) 110 (70.1) |
57 (39.9) 86 (60.1) |
0.092a |
| Education | Primary Secondary Tertiary |
33 (21) 84 (53.5) 40 (25.5) |
42 (29.4) 69 (48.2) 32 (22.4) |
0.248a |
| Occupation | Laborer Non-laborer Otherb |
103 (65.6) 40 (25.5) 14 (8.9) |
71 (49.6) 19 (13.3) 53 (37.1) |
0.000a |
| Present address | Songkhla Outside |
76 (51) 81 (53.6) |
73 (49) 70 (46.4) |
0.648a |
| History of receiving chemoprophylaxis | Yes No |
40 (25.5) 117 (74.5) |
23 (16.1) 120 (83.9) |
0.064a |
| Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection | Positive Negative |
66 (42) 91 (58) |
40 (28) 103 (72) |
0.011a |
| History of contact with cats | Yes No |
102 (65) 55 (35) |
89 (62.2) 54 (37.8) |
0.711a |
| History of eating uncooked meat | Yes No |
37 (23.6) 120 (76.4) |
21 (14.7) 122 (85.3) |
0.072a |
| History of blood transfusion | Yes No |
1 (0.6) 156 (99.4) |
3 (2.1) 140 (97.9) |
0.262c |
ap-Value was evaluated by χ2 test.
bOther includes retiree, unemployed, housewives and students.
cp-Value was analyzed by Fisher exact probability test.