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Table 1 Basic Characteristics Comparison Between HIV (+) vs. HIV (-) Elderly men in Chengdu, China (n = 193, n (%))

From: Experiences of visiting female sex workers, social interaction, support and HIV infection among elderly men from rural China

 

HIV (+)

(n = 106)

HIV (-)

(n = 87)

χ2

P

Type of residency

  

4.13

0.04

 City

12(11.32)

3(3.45)

  

 Rural

94(88.68)

84(96.55)

  

Education level

  

2.93

0.71

 Illiterate

16(15.09)

15(17.24)

  

 Primary school drop outs

37(34.91)

25(28.74)

  

 Primary school

15(14.15)

14(16.09)

  

 Junior high school drop outs

15(14.15)

9(10.34)

  

 Junior high school

19(17.92)

22(25.29)

  

 Senior high school/technical school

4(3.77)

2(2.3)

  

Marital status

  

1.31

0.52

 Married

71(66.98)

62(71.26)

  

 Never married

5(4.72)

6(6.9)

  

 Single(divorce/widow/separated)

30(28.3)

19(21.84)

  

Latest occupation

   

< 0.01*

 Farm workers/workers

95(89.62)

62(71.26)

  

 Government employees

9(8.49)

19(21.84)

  

 Other

2(1.89)

6(6.9)

  

Living with

  

9.38

0.03

 Only spouse

25(23.58)

33(37.93)

  

 Spouses and other family members (parents or children)

36(33.96)

32(36.78)

  

 Only other family members (parents or children)

25(23.58)

8(9.2)

  

 Nobody

20(18.87)

14(16.09)

  

Monthly income

  

17.62

< 0.01

 < 1000 YUAN

27(25.47)

43(49.43)

  

 1000–1999 YUAN

21(19.81)

21(24.14)

  

 2000–2999 YUAN

22(20.75)

11(12.64)

  

 3000 YUAN and above

36(33.96)

12(13.79)

  

Monthly expense for entertainment

   

0.39*

 < 500 YUAN

61(57.55)

53(60.92)

  

 500–999 YUAN

26(24.53)

27(31.03)

  

 1000–1499 YUAN

11(10.38)

4(4.6)

  

 1500–1999 YUAN

3(2.83)

1(1.15)

  

 2000 YUAN and above

5(4.72)

2(2.3)

  

Migration history

  

0.30

0.86

 More than one year ago

56(52.83)

48(55.17)

  

 Within the past one year

28(26.42)

20(22.99)

  

 Never

22(20.75)

19(21.84)

  
  1. *: fisher’s exact test