Table 1.
Characteristics of pre-ART study participants (n=904)
| Total n (%) |
|
|---|---|
| HIV WHO clinical stage | |
| Stage 1 | 804(88.9) |
| Stage 2 | 100(11.1) |
| Province of residence | |
| HCMC | 732(81.0) |
| Other | 172(19.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 487(53.9) |
| Female | 417(46.1) |
| Age | |
| 18–25 | 152(16.8) |
| 26–35 | 497(55.0) |
| 36–64 | 255(28.2) |
| Highest education level | |
| No schooling | 27(3.0) |
| Primary(1–5) | 157(17.4) |
| Secondary(6–9) | 346(38.3) |
| High school(10–12) | 238(26.3) |
| College/University | 136(15.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 514(56.9) |
| Divorced/widowed | 125(13.8) |
| Single | 265(29.3) |
| Currently lives with other people | |
| Alone | 87(9.6) |
| With other people | 817(90.4) |