HIV infection disclosure, treatment self-efficacy and quality of life in HIV-infected MSM receiving antiretroviral therapy

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and relationships with QOL of MSM with HIV/AIDS

Variables	N (%)	QOL^a	t/H value	P value^c
Age group			1.964	0.050
18–44	505 (87.22)	88.31 ± 12.81
45–	74 (12.78)	85.21 ± 11.86
Registered residence			− 0.316	0.752
Shan Dong Province	471 (81.35)	87.83 ± 12.77
Other provinces	108 (18.65)	88.26 ± 12.60
Place of residence			2.096	0.124
Urban	527 (91.02)	88.19 ± 12.84
Town	24 (4.15)	87.43 ± 12.85
Rural areas	28 (4.84)	83.16 ± 9.51
Job status			− 4.473	< 0.001
Unstable	168 (29.02)	84.27 ± 12.61
Stable	411 (70.98)	89.40 ± 12.49
Education level^b			7.855	< 0.001
Primary school and below	3 (0.52)	79.40 ± 5.17
Middle school	75 (12.95)	81.62 ± 10.84
High school or technical school	144 (24.87)	88.85 ± 12.56
College degree or above	357 (61.66)	88.93 ± 12.83
Monthly disposable income (RMB)^b			11.397	< 0.001
< 1500	27 (4.66)	85.96 ± 13.12
1500–3000	68 (11.74)	81.56 ± 12.55
3001–5000	182 (31.43)	85.70 ± 11.93
5001–8000	178 (30.74)	89.72 ± 11.89
8001 and above	124 (21.42)	92.47 ± 13.04
Ever drinking			− 0.749	0.454
No	244 (42.14)	87.45 ± 12.87
Yes	335 (57.86)	88.25 ± 12.63
Ever drugs			− 1.016	0.310
No	546 (93.44)	88.05 ± 12.64
Yes	38 (6.56)	85.88 ± 13.88
Marital status with women^b			0.822	0.482
Single	382 (65.98)	88.50 ± 12.44
Married	107 (18.48)	86.77 ± 12.93
Cohabitation	6 (1.04)	85.50 ± 9.90
Divorced/widowed/separated	84 (14.51)	86.87 ± 13.90
Having children			− 0.904	0.366
No	439 (75.82)	88.18 ± 12.70
Yes	140 (24.18)	87.07 ± 12.83
Medical insurance			1.645	0.100
No	70 (12.09)	85.57 ± 12.83
Yes	509 (87.91)	88.23 ± 12.70
HIV disclosure			− 1.972	0.049
No	486 (83.94)	87.46 ± 12.74
Yes	93 (16.06)	90.29 ± 12.46

See the Additional file 1 for results of the difference between socio-demographic characteristics and other domains of QOL
^aMean ± SD. The score of QOL approximately followed the normal distribution
^bKruskal–Wallis H test were used to assess the difference of scores of QOL among groups of different socio-demographic characteristics
^cBolded P values are statistically significant at P < 0.05

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