Table 1.
Background information of MSM living with HIV in Guangxi, China (N=193)
| Items | N1 (%) |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | |
| Age (mean±SD, years) | 30.1 ±7.0 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Han | 133 (68.9) |
| Others | 60 (31.1) |
| Highest education attained | |
| High school or below | 64 (32.3) |
| College or above | 134 (67.7) |
| Whether having religion | |
| Yes | 17 (8.8) |
| No | 176 (91.2) |
| Job status | |
| No job/part-time | 49 (25.4) |
| Full-time | 144 (74.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 165 (85.5) |
| Others (e.g., married/cohabited) | 28 (14.5) |
| Household’s monthly income (RMB) | |
| <3000 | 62 (32.3) |
| ≥3000 | 130 (67.7) |
| Regular sexual partner’s HIV status | |
| HIV positive | 31 (16.4) |
| HIV negative/unknown | 158 (83.6) |
| Disease-related characteristics | |
| Duration of HIV diagnosis (mean±SD, months) | 38.7±25.6 |
| The most recent CD4 count | |
| ≤500 | 79 (40.9) |
| >500 | 114 (59.1) |
| The most recent viral load (copies/ml) | |
| ≤50 | 137 (72.5) |
| >50 | 52 (27.5) |
| Duration of ART (mean±SD, months) | 32.1±21.1 |
Note:
1
The number of participants for some of the variables did not add up to the total sample size because of missing data.