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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of people infected with HIV over time

From: Family support, discrimination, and quality of life among ART-treated HIV-infected patients: a two-year study in China

Items

 

Baseline

6-month

12- month

24 -month

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

Male

226

68.07

177

53.31

179

53.92

168

50.60

Female

106

31.93

90

27.11

81

24.40

78

23.49

Missing

0

0.00

65

19.58

72

21.69

86

25.90

Age group

20–29

95

28.61

84

25.30

78

23.49

72

21.69

30–39

105

31.63

86

25.90

88

26.51

79

23.80

≥ 40

131

39.46

97

29.22

94

28.31

95

28.61

Missing

1

0.30

65

19.58

72

21.69

86

25.90

Level of education

Primary school or below

110

33.13

77

23.19

76

22.89

76

22.89

Middle school

150

45.18

125

37.65

123

37.05

110

33.13

High school or above

71

21.39

64

19.28

61

18.37

60

18.07

Missing

1

0.30

66

19.88

72

21.69

86

25.90

Marriage status

Married or cohabitating

218

65.66

181

54.52

174

52.41

162

48.80

Single/divorced/widowed

114

34.34

86

25.90

86

25.90

84

25.30

Missing

0

0.00

65

19.58

72

21.69

86

25.90

Occupation

Farmer/unemployed township citizens

204

61.45

158

47.59

152

45.78

145

43.67

Employed

125

37.65

106

31.93

105

31.63

98

29.52

Missing

3

0.90

68

20.48

75

22.59

89

26.81

Live alone

Yes

43

12.95

32

9.64

31

9.34

30

9.04

No

247

74.40

205

61.75

200

60.24

184

55.42

Missing

42

12.65

95

28.61

101

30.42

118

35.54

Monthly household incomes

< 500 RMB

95

28.61

75

22.59

74

22.29

71

21.39

500 – RMB

88

26.51

69

20.78

68

20.48

65

19.58

1000 – RMB

125

37.65

101

30.42

100

30.12

97

29.22

Missing

112

33.73

87

26.20

90

27.11

99

29.82