Table 1 Demographic characteristics and transmission-risk categories in a series of 135 patients with HIV/AIDS
From: Spectrum of clinical disease in a series of 135 hospitalised HIV-infected patients from north India
Parameter | Number of patients, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age, in years (mean ± SD) | 34 ± 10 |
Males | 112(83) |
Outside Delhi (n = 108) | 48(44.4) |
Occupation (n = 106)* | |
Unskilled labourer | 31(29.2) |
Skilled labourer | 11(10.4) |
Driver | 11(10.4) |
Police and armed forces | 9(8.5) |
Businessmen | 19(17.9) |
Clerical | 5(4.7) |
Professional | 2(1.9) |
Others | 18(17) |
Risk categories | |
Heterosexual contact | 56(41.5) |
IDU | 5(3.7) |
Blood transfusion | 19(14.1) |
Unknown† | 55(40.7) |