Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and late presentation among patients with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS.
| Characteristics | N (%) | LP Cases | Rate (%) (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.305 | |||
| Male | 2,051 (89.2) | 1,174 | 57.2 (54.0–60.5) | |
| Female | 249 (10.8) | 151 | 60.6 (51.0–70.3) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| ≤ 24 | 346 (15.0) | 145 | 41.9 (35.1–48.7) | |
| 25–39 | 1,051 (45.7) | 565 | 53.8 (49.3–58.2) | |
| ≥40 | 903 (39.3) | 615 | 68.1 (62.7–73.5) | |
| Occupation | <0.001 | |||
| Service personnel | 768 (33.4) | 387 | 50.4 (45.4–55.4) | |
| Factory worker | 529 (23.0) | 307 | 58.0 (51.5–64.5) | |
| Homemaker or unemployment | 392 (17.0) | 248 | 63.3 (55.4–71.1) | |
| Retiree | 114 (5.0) | 80 | 70.2 (54.8–85.6) | |
| Farmer | 219 (9.5) | 155 | 70.8 (59.6–81.9) | |
| Others | 278 (12.1) | 148 | 53.2 (44.7–61.8) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||
| Single | 1,005 (43.7) | 497 | 49.5 (45.1–53.8) | |
| Married | 943 (41.0) | 612 | 64.9 (59.8–70.0) | |
| Divorced or widowed | 352 (15.3) | 216 | 61.4 (53.2–69.5) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.318 | |||
| Han | 2,225 (96.7) | 1,286 | 57.8 (54.6–61.0) | |
| Ethnic minorities | 75 (3.3) | 39 | 52.0 (35.7–68.3) | |
| Education level | <0.001 | |||
| Junior high school or lower | 1,120 (48.7) | 689 | 61.5 (56.9–66.1) | |
| Senior high school | 526 (22.9) | 303 | 57.6 (51.1–64.1) | |
| College or higher | 654 (28.4) | 333 | 50.9 (45.4–56.4) | |
| Registered residence | <0.001 | |||
| Suzhou | 761 (33.1) | 506 | 66.5 (60.7–72.3) | |
| Others | 1,539 (66.9) | 819 | 53.2 (49.6–56.9) | |
| Route of transmission | <0.001 | |||
| MSM | 1,410 (61.3) | 756 | 53.6 (49.8–57.4) | |
| Heterosexual | 880 (38.3) | 562 | 63.9 (58.6–69.1) | |
| Others | 10 (0.4) | 7 | 70.0 (18.1–100.0) | |
| Reason for HIV testing | <0.001 | |||
| VCT | 625 (27.2) | 314 | 50.2 (44.7–55.8) | |
| Inpatient and outpatient | 560 (24.3) | 394 | 70.4 (63.4–77.3) | |
| Pre-surgery | 287 (12.5) | 176 | 61.3 (52.3–70.4) | |
| STD clinic | 280 (12.2) | 162 | 57.9 (48.9–66.8) | |
| Investigation | 363 (15.8) | 177 | 48.8 (41.6–55.9) | |
| Others | 185 (8.0) | 102 | 55.1 (44.4–65.8) |
LP, Late presentation; CI, Confidence interval; MSM, Men who have sex with men; VCT, HIV voluntary counseling and testing; STD, Sexually transmitted disease.