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. 2021 Sep 21;9:644438. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.644438

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics.

Demographic factor Freq. %
Total 193
Age
Mean (SD) 31.9 (5.90)
Median (Range) 31 (22–53)
Timepoint
First week 2 1.04%
12 weeks 4 2.07%
24 weeks 47 24.35%
48 weeks 140 72.54%
Sexual orientation
Homosexual 123 63.73%
Bisexual 64 33.16%
Not reported 6 3.11%
Education level
College and higher 163 84.46%
High school and vocational 9 4.66%
Not reported 21 10.88%
Employment
Employed 171 88.60%
Unemployed 22 11.40%
Relationship status
No relationship 114 59.07%
In relationship 48 24.87%
Not reported 31 16.06%
Number of partners
Mean (SD) 3.1 (9.00)
Disclosure status
Disclosed 59 30.57%
Not disclosed 97 50.26%
Not reported 37 19.17%
Civil status
Single 181 93.78%
Married 7 3.63%
Not reported 5 2.59%
Sex desire
Men 162 83.94%
Both 29 15.03%
Not reported 2 1.03%
Active sexually
Yes 94 48.70%
No 91 47.15%
Not reported 8 4.15%
Using condom
Yes 91 47.15%
No 94 48.70%
Not reported 8 4.15%
Frequency using condom
Always/most of the time 77 39.90%
Sometimes/never 110 56.99%
Not reported 6 3.11%
Participate in commercial sex
No 179 92.75%
Yes 11 5.70%
Not reported 3 1.55%
Using iv drugs
No 160 82.90%
Yes 29 15.03%
Not reported 4 2.07%

Disclosure status: the process of revealing the HIV status of a person.