Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

Variable		Summary statistics
Mean age (SD)		33.01 ± 7.99 (n = 80)
Gender	Male	45 (57.7%)
	Female	33 (42.3%)
Marital status	Married	18 (26.5%)
	Single	34 (50%)
	Divorced	8 (10%)
	Widowed	8 (10%)
Job	Jobless	40 (51.9%)
	Worker	8 (10.4%)
	Self-employed	21 (27.3%)
	Housewife	8 (10.4)
Place of residence	Urban	71 (93.4%)
	Rural	5 (6.3%)
Education level	Illiterate or Primary	20 (25%)
	Secondary	17 (21.3%)
	High school	37 (46.3%)
	University	6 (7.5%)
Rout of infection	Sharing needles	37 (46.3%)
	Sexual contact	29 (36.3%)
	Receiving blood	4 (5%)
	Others	10 (5%)
Time post-HIV diagnosis (year)	˂ 1	50 (62.5%)
	1-4	29 (36.3%)
	≥ 4	1 (1.3%)