Table 1 Demographic characteristics of PLWH in Kermanshah
From: Quality of life of HIV-infected individuals: insights from a study of patients in Kermanshah, Iran
Variables | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 225(61.8) | 139(38.2) | 364(100) |
Age in years | |||
 Mean (SD) | 40.91(10.47) | 39.07(10.35) | 40.21(10.45) |
Education level n(%) | |||
 Illiterate | 9(4) | 25(18) | 34(9.3) |
 Primary education | 53(23.6) | 43(30.9) | 96(26.4) |
 Secondary education | 97(43.1) | 41(29.5) | 138(37.9) |
 University | 66(29.3) | 30(21.6) | 96(26.4) |
Marital status n(%) | |||
 Single | 82(36.4) | 7(5) | 89(24.5) |
 Married | 103(45.8) | 71(51.1) | 171(47) |
 Divorced | 37(16.4) | 13(9.4) | 50(13.7) |
 Widow | 3(1.3) | 48(34.5) | 51(14) |
HIV status n(%) | |||
vAsymptomatic | 13(5.8) | 28(20.1) | 41(11.3) |
 Symptomatic | 27(12) | 19(13.7) | 46(12.6) |
 AIDS | 185(82.2) | 92(66.2) | 277(76.1) |
Infection period n(%) | |||
  > 5 years | 37(16.4) | 25(18) | 62(17) |
  ≤ 5 years | 188(83.6) | 114(82) | 302(83) |
HIV transmission n(%) | |||
 Sex with a male or female | 28(18.06) | 127(81.9) | 155(42.6) |
 Injecting drugs | 164(99.4) | 1(0.6) | 165(45.3) |
 Other | 33(75.0) | 11(25.0) | 44(12.1) |