Table 1 Profiles of all participants (n = 451)
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
Male | 423 | 93.8 |
Age (mean: 32.91, sd: 10.40) | ||
18– | 105 | 23.3 |
25– | 185 | 41.0 |
35–80 | 161 | 35.7 |
Han ethnicity | 422 | 93.6 |
Education level | ||
Junior high or below | 128 | 28.4 |
Senior high school | 142 | 31.5 |
College or above | 181 | 40.1 |
Current marital status | ||
Single | 270 | 59.9 |
Married or cohabitation | 123 | 27.3 |
Others (Married separation/Divorce/Others) | 58 | 12.9 |
Having health insurance | 291 | 64.5 |
Origin | ||
Local (Guangzhou) | 117 | 26.1 |
Other places of Guangdong Province | 107 | 23.8 |
Other Provinces | 225 | 50.1 |
HIV-related characteristics | ||
Duration of HIV infection (months since HIV diagnosis) | ||
<1 | 237 | 52.5 |
1–12 | 78 | 17.3 |
>12 | 136 | 30.2 |
Route of HIV infection | ||
Heterosexual behaviour | 104 | 23.1 |
Homosexual behaviour | 328 | 72.7 |
Injecting drug use/uncertain | 19 | 4.2 |
Infection status of current spouse/regular sex partners | ||
Negative | 57 | 12.6 |
Positive | 52 | 11.5 |
Don’t know | 150 | 33.3 |
Without partner | 192 | 42.6 |
Most recent CD4 counts | ||
<=350 | 243 | 53.9 |
>350 | 208 | 46.1 |
Ever had AIDS-related clinical symptoms | ||
No | 367 | 81.4 |
Yes | 84 | 18.6 |
Psycho-social status | ||
Depression (mean: 7.76, sd: 5.84) | ||
Normal (0–4) | 153 | 33.9 |
Mild (5–9) | 159 | 35.3 |
Moderate-severe (10–27) | 139 | 30.8 |
Psycho-social status | ||
Anxiety (5.63, 4.99) | ||
Normal (0–4) | 213 | 47.2 |
Mild (5–9) | 158 | 35.0 |
Moderate-severe (10–21) | 80 | 17.7 |
Perceived stigma (mean: 31.56, sd: 6.81) | ||
Social support (mean: 57.18, sd: 14.16) | ||
Healthcare workers’ recommendations to initiate ART | ||
From physicians at CHCs | ||
Weak recommendation | 94 | 20.8 |
Strong recommendation | 189 | 41.9 |
Not applicable | 168 | 37.3 |
From physicians at the CDC | ||
Weak recommendation | 67 | 14.9 |
Strong recommendation | 351 | 77.8 |
Not applicable | 33 | 7.3 |
From healthcare workers at NGOs | ||
Weak recommendation | 101 | 22.4 |
Strong recommendation | 90 | 20.0 |
Not applicable | 260 | 57.6 |