Table 1. Distribution of people living with HIV/AIDS, according to sociodemographic and health variables. A coastal municipality of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 2013-2014.
| Variables | n | % |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 50 | 50.00 |
| Female | 50 | 50.00 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 53 | 53.00 |
| Married | 34 | 34.00 |
| With partner | 7 | 7.00 |
| Widowed | 6 | 6.00 |
| Age group | ||
| 24 or less | 16 | 16.00 |
| 25 to 34 | 26 | 26.00 |
| 35 to 44 | 29 | 29.00 |
| 45 to 54 | 19 | 19.00 |
| 55 or more | 9 | 9.00 |
| Did not answer | 1 | 1.00 |
| Number of children | ||
| None | 28 | 28.00 |
| 1 | 23 | 23.00 |
| 2 to 3 | 35 | 35.00 |
| 4 to 5 | 12 | 12.00 |
| More than 5 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Time since HIV diagnosis (years) | ||
| 4 | 68 | 68.00 |
| 5 to 8 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 9 to 12 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 to 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Use of antiretroviral therapy | ||
| Yes | 74 | 74.00 |
| No | 26 | 26.00 |
| Length of antiretroviral therapy use (years) | ||
| 4 | 52 | 52.00 |
| 5 to 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 9 to 12 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 to 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Resident of the municipality | ||
| Yes | 89 | 89.00 |
| No | 11 | 11.00 |
| No. of people sharing residence | ||
| 0 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 1 - 2 | 37 | 37.00 |
| 3 - 4 | 39 | 39.00 |
| 5 - 6 | 13 | 13.00 |
| Group of people sharing residence | ||
| Family | 82 | 82.00 |
| Friends | 3 | 3.00 |
| Did not answer | 4 | 4.00 |
| Did not apply | 11 | 11.00 |
| Level of education | ||
| Incomplete elementary | 14 | 14.00 |
| Complete elementary | 5 | 5.00 |
| Incomplete high school | 29 | 29.00 |
| Complete high school | 39 | 39.00 |
| Incomplete higher | 6 | 6.00 |
| Complete higher | 5 | 5.00 |
| Postgraduate degree | 2 | 2.00 |
| Source of information | ||
| Health professionals | 48 | 48.00 |
| Books and magazines | 30 | 30.00 |
| Did not answer | 13 | 13.00 |
| Television | 9 | 9.00 |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 39 | 39.00 |
| Self-employed | 30 | 30.00 |
| Formal contract | 25 | 25.00 |
| Temporary contract | 4 | 4.00 |
| Public worker | 2 | 2.00 |
| Family income in dollars* | ||
| Less than 300 | 17 | 17.00 |
| 301 to 600 | 33 | 33.00 |
| 601 to 900 | 15 | 15.00 |
| 901 to 1200 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 1201 to 1500 | 10 | 10.00 |
| Above 1500 | 10 | 10.00 |
| Did not answer | 7 | 7.00 |
| Personal income in dollars* | ||
| Less than 300 | 20 | 20.00 |
| 301 to 600 | 30 | 30.00 |
| 601 to 900 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 901 to 1200 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 1201 to 1500 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Above 1500 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Did not answer | 25 | 25.00 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
*Refers to the commercial value of the American dollar in Dec 2013 in Brazil: R$ 2.34.