Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PLWHA in Pakistan (n = 602)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 393 (65.3) |
| Female | 189 (31.4) |
| Transgender | 20 (3.3) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–25 | 157 (26.1) |
| 26–50 | 247 (41.0) |
| > 50 | 198 (32.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 227 (37.7) |
| Married/In relationship | 158 (26.2) |
| Divorced/separated | 163 (27.1) |
| Widowed | 54 (9.0) |
| Level of education | |
| Illiterate | 173 (28.7) |
| Primary | 227 (37.7) |
| Secondary | 164 (27.2) |
| Tertiary | 38 (6.3) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 209 (34.7) |
| Unemployed | 393 (65.3) |
| Duration since HIV diagnosis (years) | |
| < 1 | 181 (30.1) |
| 1–5 | 237 (39.4) |
| 6–10 | 120 (19.9) |
| > 10 | 64 (10.6) |
| HIV serostatus | |
| Asymptomatic | 290 (48.2) |
| Symptomatic | 292 (48.5) |
| AIDS-converted | 20 (3.3) |
| CD4 count | |
| < 200 cells/mm3 | 190 (31.6) |
| 200–500 cells/mm3 | 234 (38.9) |
| > 500 cells/mm3 | 178 (29.6) |
| Viral load | |
| Detectable | 291 (48.3) |
| Non-detectable | 311 (51.7) |
| Time on ART | |
| < 12 months | 225 (37.4) |
| 12–48 months | 140 (23.3) |
| > 48 months | 237 (39.4) |
| How you get infected with HIV? | |
| No idea | 10 (1.7) |
| Blood products | 120 (19.9) |
| Injecting drugs | 389 (64.6) |
| Sex with men | 50 (8.3) |
| Sex with women | 33 (5.5) |