Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | n = 34 |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 30 |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Homosexual | 19 |
| Heterosexual | 11 |
| Bisexual | 4 |
| Transmission route | |
| Men having sex with men | 23 |
| Heterosexual | 9 |
| Blood or blood products | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Educational attainment | |
| High | 13 |
| Middle | 11 |
| Low | 9 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Employment status | |
| Paid employment | 20 |
| Volunteer work | 1 |
| Retired | 3 |
| Unemployed | 8 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Region of origin | |
| The Netherlands | 19 |
| Western Europe (other than NL) | 2 |
| Latin America | 5 |
| The Caribbean | 2 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| CD4 cell count at the moment of HIV diagnoses | |
| 0–200 cells/mm3 | 25 |
| 200–350 cells/mm3 | 9 |